Lubeck VFD gets chest compression system
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LUBECK -- Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department has purchased a LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System.
The department said it is the first EMS agency in Wood County to own this device.
The LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System is a portable tool designed to overcome problems identified with manual chest compressions. The LUCAS device assists rescuers by delivering effective, consistent and continuous chest compressions as recommended in the American Heart Association guidelines, said Fire Chief Mark Stewart.
The LUCAS Chest Compression System can be used in a wide variety of situations and settings: on the scene, during patient movement, during transportation in road and air ambulances, in hospital and catheterization laboratories.
The LUCAS Chest Compression System is to be used for performing external cardiac compressions on adult patients who have acute circulatory arrest defined as absence of spontaneous breathing and pulse, and loss of consciousness, Stewart said.
The LUCAS device is intended for use as an adjunct to manual CPR when effective manual CPR is not possible ( e.g., during patient transport or extended CPR when fatigue may prohibit the delivery of effective/consistent compressions to the victim, or when insufficient EMS personnel are available to provide effective CPR).
The LUCAS Device was purchased in December 2018 and all members of the department have taken part in training by a LUCAS factory representative.
This device does perfect chest compressions, every time, and never gets tired and will save many lives, said Stewart.