AN ambulance trust has become the first in the country to rollout a new automatic CPR device. South Central Ambulance Service has launched the LUCAS 3, a new “state-of-the-art” device which can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient automatically – freeing up paramedics to carry out other vital interventions. The system can deliver high quality chest compressions consistently from the moment crews arrive and throughout a patient’s journey to hospital without interruption. The system also comes with wireless Bluetooth connectivity which makes it possible to configure compression rate, depth and alerts specific to an organisation’s resuscitation guidelines. Dr John Black, Medical Director at SCAS, said: “We know that delivering high quality and uninterrupted chest compressions in cardiac arrest is one of the major determinants of survival to hospital discharge but it can be very challenging for a number of reasons.
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A “robot paramedic” is being used for the first time to carry out chest compressions on patients in ambulances to free up the emergency team to carry out other vital treatments.
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is the first in the country to take the new state-of-the-art technology, known as LUCAS 3, onboard its vehicles.
The device is a mechanical system which can deliver high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions consistently from the moment crews arrive on scene and throughout a patient’s journey to hospital without interruption.
The device aims to free up the emergency team to carry out other vital treatments (SCAS/PA)
Robot paramedic carries out CPR in ambulance in UK first
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