Fire Chief Jackie Brockman, left, and Assistant Chief Spenser Hunter of the Amity Volunteer Fire Department demonstrate how the LUCAS CPR device works. The piece of equipment provides consistent, ...

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 ...

Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue is adding critical life-saving equipment to each piece of front-line emergency equipment in the department’s fleet. Thanks to a grant from Homeland Security and the Federal ...

From very young ages, nearly all of us hear about CPR, and maybe even CPR training — learning how to keep someone’s heart beating after they have a heart attack or other cardiac event that causes the ...

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 ...

New research has identified the optimal combination of chest compression rate (CCR) and chest compression depth (CCD) when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to improve survival rates. A ...

An international research consortium was able to identify what is likely an optimal combination of chest compression frequency and depth when performing CPR. An international research consortium, ...

In a remarkable emergency response, Dubai paramedics revived a man who collapsed from a heart attack, earning widespread praise on social media. The man reportedly collapsed suddenly and showed no ...