WASHINGTON (AP) -- Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are ...

WASHINGTON - Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are under ...

DECATUR – Doing CPR during a medical emergency is difficult. A lot of force and speed is needed to keep blood flowing through the body when the heart quits. After two minutes, even the most fit ...

WASHINGTON - Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are under ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu EMS calls the automated CPR machine a game changer. LUCAS, the Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System, can do chest compressions consistently for at least 30 ...

The London-Maybee-Raisinville Fire Department is hoping to purchase a LUCAS Automatic CPR machine. “The life-saving device is the latest technology available to help first responders save someone’s ...

FARGO - Emergency medical staff across the state will soon be able to lend patients a hand more easily, with the help of a statewide grant. North Dakota's Department of Health was recently awarded a ...

NFL player Damar Hamlin had a televised sudden collapse on January 2. NFL Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s televised sudden collapse on January 2 appears to have significantly raised awareness of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New Albany Fire has a new piece of equipment that can help save lives in a heart emergency. The LUCAS machine can be used when someone is in cardiac arrest. The machine ...

VIRGINIA BEACH -- The City of Virginia beach has one Lucas machine as a pilot project. The devices cost about $15,000. Crews have been using the machine since July 2013. They've used on 20 percent of ...