A new tool, already in use on McMinnville Fire District ambulances, will help Willamette Valley Medical Center continue CPR while also addressing other needs of cardiac arrest patients. Called a ...
Background: Ventriculo-arterial (VA) coupling characterizes the interaction between the cardiac function and the arterial circulation afterload and reflects cardiovascular performance. We found, for ...
The market for direct-to-consumer neuromodulation gadgets is booming, fueled by sophisticated marketing and patient desperation. From simple transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) pens to ...
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — Hancock County is buying lifesaving CPR devices for every one of their area fire departments. The county has purchased 13 LUCAS CPR devices that can give consistent chest ...
A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder is gathering at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this morning for a planned launch of their IDEX space device. The IDEX, short for ...
Manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, including the "handstand" method, are ineffective in microgravity due to the lack of a counter-force to compression, resulting in insufficient ...
The Lafayette Fire Department is enhancing its emergency response capabilities with new lifesaving technology, thanks to a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The department was ...
First responders administer CPR on a motorcycle rider. (File photo courtesy OnScene.TV) The San Diego County Fire Protection District has upgraded 35 automated chest-compression devices to their ...
Microgravity makes it tricky to do simple tasks like eating, using the toilet and showering, so it is no wonder that performing CPR on someone whose heart stops beating in space is an extremely ...