What is the purpose of CPR? The purpose of CPR is to apply pressure to an individual’s sternum (breastbone) so that the heart ...

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BAY VILLAGE, Ohio – City Council has authorized the city to spend a little more than $34,207 to purchase two medical devices for the city’s fire department. The money will be used to purchase two new ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Genesee County paramedics could start carrying blood in their vehicles for emergency transfusions before patients reach the hospital, a change that officials say has life-saving ...

ST. PAUL – Anglers in Minnesota can use automatic hook-setting devices while ice fishing this winter, provided they’re not motorized, following a rule change the Department of Natural Resources made ...

The Bridgewater Fire Department in Oneida County has been awarded $212,569.52 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S.

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 ...

The Lafayette Fire Department is enhancing its emergency response capabilities with new lifesaving technology, thanks to a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The department was ...