IT CAN SAVE LIVES. THIS DEVICE IS CPR FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT IT’S NOT EASY TO GET WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS FOUND OUT WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY ALREADY, AND SPOKE WITH A MAN WHO SAYS ...

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 ...

When it comes to cardiac arrest management, the guidelines say the most definitive treatment is high-quality chest compressions and early defibrillation. This is nothing new. So where does this ...

Deb Ross of Rapid City might have died without life-saving equipment, including an automated CPR machine called a Lucas 3 device, that first responders used after she suffered a cardiorespiratory ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- One chest compression at a time, the Evanston Fire Department is now even more equipped to save lives with a new machine. The machine is called a LUCAS device, and it provides ...

Cardiac resuscitation, commonly referred to as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), is an emergency procedure applied to individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, a condition in which the heart ...

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department receives new equipment that they hope will change the game for their department and their residents. The department recently received a ...

Pittsford, N.Y. (WHAM) — Football took a back seat for some Buffalo Bills fans attending the first practice of the team's training camp at St. John Fisher University. They spent time honing their CPR ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Going into sudden cardiac arrest is a terrifying experience affecting hundreds of thousands across the country. One fire department in the Mid-South is utilizing life-saving ...

WEST UNION, Iowa (KCRG) - First responders and hospitals in Fayette County received new CPR machines as a part of a $500,000.

ALABAMA, N.Y. — A volunteer fire company in the Genesee County town of Alabama has a new medical device which can help them save lives, they shared. The addition is a chest compression system that can ...