An elevation device for the performance of CPR includes a base and a support coupled to the base that is configured to incline relative to the base so as to bend an individual at the individual's waist, thereby elevating an individual's heart, head, and shoulders relative to horizontal. The elevation device includes a chest compression device coupled with the support. The chest compression device includes a compression surface that is configured to interface with the individual's chest. The chest compression device is coupled to the support such that the chest compression device is configured to repeatedly compress the chest by applying force that is uniformly distributed across the compression surface during each chest compression and while the head, heart, and shoulders are elevated such that the compression surface does not shift position on the chest while the heart, head, and shoulders are elevated and chest compressions are being performed.