
Knowledge is Power: October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
CPR
This sudden cardiac arrest awareness month, it's important to remain aware of how dangerous (and common) sudden cardiac arrest is. Did you know that over 325,000 adult deaths occur per year due to sudden cardiac arrest, thus making it the…

Thumper vs. Life Stat: Which CPR Machine is Right for You?
CPR
Since the automated CPR machine(s), the Model 1007 Thumper® and the Model 1008 Life-Stat®, are so similar, it can be difficult to know right off the bat which is the best fit for your organization.
Having the right automated CPR…

Life-Stat CPR Device Saves Man’s Life After Being Being Clinically Dead
CPR, User and Survivor Stories
More importantly than anything, Michigan Instruments' Life-Stat mechanical CPR device saves lives. In Farmdale, Ohio, Leonard Osborn went into cardiac arrest and didn’t have a heartbeat for 16 minutes.
Thankfully, Osborn’s family…

Introducing The Spontaneous Breathing Lung (SBL™)
Lung Simulator Resources, TTL
Michigan Instruments is excited to introduce the Spontaneous Breathing Lung (SBL™)! The new and improved way to create spontaneous breathing with accurate stimulation of a breathing patient.
Spontaneous breathing simulations are useful…

Lung Simulation: Why Choose Us?
Lung Simulator Resources, TTL
Lung simulators are designed to replicate the function of healthy and diseased human lungs for testing, teaching and training. Comparing the features, settings and the realistic nature of a lung simulator is vital to its success and effectiveness.
Below,…

How Life-Stat Can Help Drowning Victims
CPR
Administering CPR on a drowning victim is crucial to their survival. Drowning and near-drowning accidents can happen to anyone at any age. Believe it or not, these incidents can also happen any time of the year, and also in shallow water.
According…

The 5+ Ways the Life-Stat Offers an Extra Pair of Hands
CPR
If you need an “extra pair of hands” in hospitals, emergency rooms and EMS units, the Michigan Instruments Life-Stat provides uninterrupted mechanical CPR to patients. This gives doctors, nurses and paramedics the capability to perform…

Why Test and Calibrate Ventilators with Michigan Instruments Lung Simulators
Lung Simulator Resources, TTL
When lives are hanging in the balance, it’s imperative to know how to use a test lung for ventilator testing and calibration. Our lung simulators help to do that.
Because of its significance, we’ve outlined the testing applications…

CPR Device Market Comparison: Which Product is Better?
CPR
When it comes to an automated CPR compression device, there are a lot of options to choose from. This is why we outlined the 5+ main features of our CPR devices: The Life-Stat 1008 and Thumper 1007CC
1. Ease of Use
Both the LifeStat and…

Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Mechanical CPR
CPR, Mechanical CPR FAQs
Mechanical CPR has been around since the 1960s, starting when we made an oxygen-powered piston on an adjustable arm to deliver compressions called the Thumper®.
As a company that specializes in automated CPR devices and lung simulators,…

Knowledge is Power: October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
CPR
This sudden cardiac arrest awareness month, it's important to remain aware of how dangerous (and common) sudden cardiac arrest is. Did you know that over 325,000 adult deaths occur per year due to sudden cardiac arrest, thus making it the…

Thumper vs. Life Stat: Which CPR Machine is Right for You?
CPR
Since the automated CPR machine(s), the Model 1007 Thumper® and the Model 1008 Life-Stat®, are so similar, it can be difficult to know right off the bat which is the best fit for your organization.
Having the right automated CPR…

Life-Stat CPR Device Saves Man’s Life After Being Being Clinically Dead
CPR, User and Survivor Stories
More importantly than anything, Michigan Instruments' Life-Stat mechanical CPR device saves lives. In Farmdale, Ohio, Leonard Osborn went into cardiac arrest and didn’t have a heartbeat for 16 minutes.
Thankfully, Osborn’s family…

Introducing The Spontaneous Breathing Lung (SBL™)
Lung Simulator Resources, TTL
Michigan Instruments is excited to introduce the Spontaneous Breathing Lung (SBL™)! The new and improved way to create spontaneous breathing with accurate stimulation of a breathing patient.
Spontaneous breathing simulations are useful…

Lung Simulation: Why Choose Us?
Lung Simulator Resources, TTL
Lung simulators are designed to replicate the function of healthy and diseased human lungs for testing, teaching and training. Comparing the features, settings and the realistic nature of a lung simulator is vital to its success and effectiveness.
Below,…

How Life-Stat Can Help Drowning Victims
CPR
Administering CPR on a drowning victim is crucial to their survival. Drowning and near-drowning accidents can happen to anyone at any age. Believe it or not, these incidents can also happen any time of the year, and also in shallow water.
According…

The 5+ Ways the Life-Stat Offers an Extra Pair of Hands
CPR
If you need an “extra pair of hands” in hospitals, emergency rooms and EMS units, the Michigan Instruments Life-Stat provides uninterrupted mechanical CPR to patients. This gives doctors, nurses and paramedics the capability to perform…

Why Test and Calibrate Ventilators with Michigan Instruments Lung Simulators
Lung Simulator Resources, TTL
When lives are hanging in the balance, it’s imperative to know how to use a test lung for ventilator testing and calibration. Our lung simulators help to do that.
Because of its significance, we’ve outlined the testing applications…

CPR Device Market Comparison: Which Product is Better?
CPR
When it comes to an automated CPR compression device, there are a lot of options to choose from. This is why we outlined the 5+ main features of our CPR devices: The Life-Stat 1008 and Thumper 1007CC
1. Ease of Use
Both the LifeStat and…

Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Mechanical CPR
CPR, Mechanical CPR FAQs
Mechanical CPR has been around since the 1960s, starting when we made an oxygen-powered piston on an adjustable arm to deliver compressions called the Thumper®.
As a company that specializes in automated CPR devices and lung simulators,…
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