The median compression depth of the standard mechanical piston device was 53.0mm, which was considerably more than the other two automatic chest compression devices, which both had median depths of ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Taiwanese trial compared transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided CPR with conventional chest compressions in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It was expected that TEE would enable ...
Read full article: Brevard Fire Rescue shows CPR training with Jaguars player who lost father to cardiac arrest Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin poses with a AED (Automatic Electronic ...
If an astronaut suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in space, could their life be saved? The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Society for Aerospace Medicine have plans in ...
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 ...