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 ...

TOWNSEND — A person was in cardiac arrest, and first responders knew they had to act fast. In a situation where most would pair up and switch off between chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breaths, ...

PRAIRIETOWN — Thanks to a pair of firemen from the Prairietown Fire Department and an auto CPR compression machine from an Alton Memorial Hospital ambulance, Randy Luttrell was able to survive a ...

The Johnston Fire Department has a new way to help save your life.A CPR machine that automatically delivers life-saving compressions is now part of the department's tools.For a patient in cardiac ...

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, ...

A new automated CPR machine is helping Cowlitz County Fire District 6 in Castle Rock better respond to cardiac arrest emergencies. CASTLE ROCK, WA -- For first responders, CPR can be exhausting and ...

VOLUNTOWN — The Voluntown Volunteer Fire Company is one of the few departments in the region with a new CPR machine to automate the chest compression process. Assistant Fire Chief Art Ivanick said the ...

Coshocton County EMS recently bought a LUCAS 3 chest compression system to provide CPR. The purchase was made via a $15,000 grant from the Coshocton Foundation. The device provides consistent and ...

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 way to ...