The Minnesota Department of Health/Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, on behalf of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust recently provided Murray County Medical Center a LUCAS 2 mechanical CPR device. Staff members from MCMC were given in-depth training on using the device to provide critical life-saving treatment during a cardiac arrest.
“We are excited to have received the LUCAS 2 device at Murray County Medical Center. This device will help to consistently deliver necessary chest compressions, increasing the patient’s chances of survival. The capability of the LUCAS 2 device helps to free-up hands for Emergency Room providers and nursing staff to prepare lifesaving treatment for that patient,” stated Monica Van Otterloo, CNO at MCMC.
Known as an automated chest compression device, the Physio-Control LUCAS 2 Chest Compression System is a mechanical CPR device that allows medical personnel to perform hands-free consistent and uninterrupted CPR while attending to their patient’s other needs. Additional benefits include the ability to use the device in conjunction with an AED device; allowing for rhythm reestablishing during a cardiac arrest, eliminating rescuer fatigue associated with manual CPR, and decreasing risk of injury to medical personnel during transport.
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