Researchers at a cardiology conference in Madrid detailed a new, more effective CPR method for astronauts to use for emergencies in weightless environments. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI As humans ...
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Cardiac arrest in space: Research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR
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 ...
During these floaty interludes, the team tested manual CPR and three types of automatic chest compression devices. Such devices aren't very well known to the general public, but they're standard ...
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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