Manual Chest Compression Machine

To assess the effectiveness of resuscitation strategies using mechanical chest compressions versus resuscitation strategies using standard manual chest compressions with respect to neurologically intact survival in patients who suffer cardiac arrest.

Manual chest compression machine. Mechanical chest compression devices have been proposed to improve the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation cpr. Manual chest compression vs. Critical care med 2013 jul 41 7 1782 9. Use of an automated chest compression device during resuscitation following out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Mechanical versus manual chest compressions in out of hospital cardiac arrest. The lucas device assists rescuers by delivering effective consistent and continuous chest compressions as recommended in the american heart association guidelines1 and the european. He was on the lucas machine for 2 hours and needed nine defibs over the two cardiac arrests to come back. 2 1 lucas chest compression system the lucas chest compression system is a portable tool designed to overcome problems identified with manual chest compressions.

Chest compression fraction between mechanical compressions on a reducible stretcher and manual compressions on a standard stretcher during transport in out of hospital cardiac arrests. Compared with manual chest compression an automated load distributing band ldb chest compression device produces greater blood flow to vital organs and may improve resuscitation outcomes. The lucas chest compression system is designed to deliver uninterrupted compressions at a consistent rate and depth to facilitate rosc return of spontaneous. Journal of the american medical association 295 22 2620.

1 westfall m krantz s mullin c et al. A common problem during manual cpr is that the chest does not always recoil because of an increase in chest wall compliance softens. Although other cpr devices provide consistent compression depth and rate the lucas device because of its integrated suction cup is the only automated device that assists the decompression phase by drawing up on the chest and returning it to neutral. The ability to achieve return of spontaneous circulation with mechanical chest compression devices is significantly improved when compared with manual chest compressions.

The ambulance stretcher innovation of asian cardiopulmonary resuscitation asia cpr pilot trial.