An evaluative study into the effect of mechanical resuscitation in cardiac arrest within East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS)

Abstract

Aim: East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) introduced 41 Lucas-2 mechanical CPR devices in April 2014 as part of the Paramedicine tool kit. Analysis of Survival to discharge rates revealed that EMAS was significantly below the UK average (9.1%) at 4.32% with ROSC rates were averaging 18%. The aim of this evaluative study was to compare ROSC rates and survival at discharge (STD) between manual CPR and mechanical CPR devices used by EMAS to assess the impact on patient care.