Earlier @Woody Goffinett posted into the General Discussion area..."Good afternoon Ray. Have they made recommendations removing LUCAS from penetration trauma arrest?"
I've created this post in the Cardiovascular section to give some more focus to this question.
From what I have seen in literature, the LUCAS device is not indicated for non-SCA events (e.g. trauma-related including penetrating trauma arrest). here is one study (several cases) that discuss outcomes related to manual vs. mechanical CPR:
Waqar A, Rajput F, Rachwan RJ, Abi-Saab T, Gimelli G. LUCAS compression device-related severe injuries in a series of patients presenting with outside hospital cardiac arrest. J Cardiol Cases. 2022 Oct 4;26(6):432-435. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2022.09.006. PMID: 36506494; PMCID: PMC9727558.
in these cases the were resucsitated however succumbed to fatal traumatic injuries resulting from CPR (manual and mechanical). The study has a some good statistics worth reviewing.
Hope this answered your question!
Earlier @Woody Goffinett posted into the General Discussion area..."Good afternoon Ray. Have they made recommendations removing LUCAS from penetration trauma arrest?"
I've created this post in the Cardiovascular section to give some more focus to this question.
From what I have seen in literature, the LUCAS device is not indicated for non-SCA events (e.g. trauma-related including penetrating trauma arrest). here is one study (several cases) that discuss outcomes related to manual vs. mechanical CPR:
Waqar A, Rajput F, Rachwan RJ, Abi-Saab T, Gimelli G. LUCAS compression device-related severe injuries in a series of patients presenting with outside hospital cardiac arrest. J Cardiol Cases. 2022 Oct 4;26(6):432-435. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2022.09.006. PMID: 36506494; PMCID: PMC9727558.
in these cases the were resucsitated however succumbed to fatal traumatic injuries resulting from CPR (manual and mechanical). The study has a some good statistics worth reviewing.
Hope this answered your question!
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