The recall is in response to a problem with the device’s motor that causes chest compressions to stop, which has resulted in one injury and one death, according to an Aug. 22 news release from the FDA ...
Earth-based chest compressions during CPR are based on the rescuer's weight, which does not exist in microgravity. As a result, over the last 30 years, researchers have searched for alternative ...
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 ...
New research has found a more effective way to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in microgravity, which causes the weightlessness astronauts experience in space. The study found that a type ...
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 ...