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Chest compressions only best for resuscitation in cardiac arrest patients

Tokyo, Japan - A new study has shown that for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the use of chest compressions alone without mouth-to-mouth ventilation is the preferable method for ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Study: Chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth better for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

A study published March 17, 2007 in The Lancet, one of the world’s foremost medical journals, finds that the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting are almost twice as high ...
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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 ...
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Long chest compression pauses in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest may worsen survival

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Longer chest compression pause duration for in-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with worse survival ...
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Deep chest compressions can prevent brain damage during cardiac arrest

Deep chest compressions can crack ribs, but they reduce brain damage during cardiac arrest, reports a new study. Deep chest compressions can crack ribs, but they reduce brain damage during cardiac ...
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CPR: Chest Compressions Alone Can Preserve Brain Function

CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...
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New Albany ambulances add life-saving machine that can perform chest compressions

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Ambulances in New Albany now have new equipment to help save live. AmeriPro EMS demonstrated its new LUCAS machine on Friday. It gives mechanical chest compressions to ...
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Deep chest compressions improve survival and brain function during cardiac arrest

Deep chest compressions can crack ribs, but they reduce brain damage during cardiac arrest, reports a study presented today at ESC Congress 2020. Study author Dr. Irene Marco Clement of University ...
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Monroe man saves life of mother-in-law by administering chest compressions during cardiac arrest

MONROE, Michigan (WTVG) - Jessie Johnson’s mother-in-law is alive and recovering from cardiac arrest because of him. “In the moment, you need to know what to do and respond,” said Johnson. “I mean, it ...