Medindia

31% of Men Fear Accusations When Giving Women CPR

A UK survey finds 31% of men hesitate to give women CPR over touching concerns. Learn why women receive less CPR and how to ...
This is the Coast

Female Manikins Introduced To CPR Training To Close Cardiac Arrest Survival Gap

Survival rates for women suffering cardiac arrests could improve as new female manikins are introduced to CPR training sessions across Yorkshire to overcome public hesitation.
Phys.org

Cardiac arrest in space: Research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR

Automatic chest compression devices are routinely used on Earth by doctors in restricted environments such as emergency helicopter, or where prolonged CPR needs to be carried out over a longer period ...
Business Wire

Large Randomized Trial: LUCAS Chest Compression System is Effective and Reliable in Pre-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., the world’s leading provider of professional emergency response solutions, announced today that the main results of the large randomized LINC ...
Healio

FDA designates recall of automated chest compression device as class I

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Defibtech’s recall of its automated continuous chest compression device as class I, the most ...
escardio.org

Cardiac arrest in space: New research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR when both rescuer and patient are floating in microgravity

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...
Medscape

Relieving Laryngospasm in Kids Via Chest Compressions

Compressions were given at 20-25 compressions per minute at half the pressure used for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This relieved the laryngospasm after 10-15 s, and breathing resumed. Child never ...