LUCAS Chest Compression Device Demo and Facts Sheet

Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann

LUCAS Chest Compression Device Facts Sheet

The LUCAS Chest Compression System is designed to deliver uninterrupted chest compressions at a consistent rate and depth
It facilitates consistent blood flow from the moment it is turned on, helping to improve a patient’s chance for survival
It can be applied in as little as 20 seconds and frees up more hands to perform other life-saving functions
When a patient has to be carried downstairs or is ready to be put into the ambulance, the LUCAS device will allow for uninterrupted chest compressions
Studies have shown rescuers fatigue after only 2 minutes of manual CPR. Once fatigued, rate and depth of compressions decrease
St. Tammany Fire District #1 put its first LUCAS device in service on November 12, 2014 at our busiest fire station
The LUCAS device cost $14,500 and comes with two 45 minute rechargeable batteries
We currently own one LUCAS device with plans to purchase four additional devices in the first quarter of 2015
We have 95 EMTs, 11 Paramedics, and 35 First Responders on the department
All emergency response personnel have been trained on how to use the LUCAS device
On average, we have 32 EMTs and 3 Paramedics working every day
Since being put into service, the device has been used on 13 cardiac arrest patients. We successfully restored a pulse in 29 percent of those patients.
In 2014, we treated 83 patients in cardiac arrest (without a LUCAS device) and restored a pulse in 14 percent of those patients
There are almost 424,000 EMS-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) each year in the United States
The national average for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests survival rate is 10.6 percent (without a LUCAS device)

For more information about St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 visit us at www.slidellfire.org or follow us on Facebook – St. Tammany Fire District #1 and Twitter – @SlidellFire_PIO

For out YouTube Channel Video of this Demo, click here.

Chad Duffaut

Chief of Fire Prevention/PIO

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Cell: (985) 960-0976