Evaluation of LUCAS - Technical Rescue Magazine

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ALAN (AL) BANNON It is with immense sadness that we announce the Line of Duty death of our friend and colleague Al Bannon on 7th April 2010. Al was an original member of the Technical Rescue Unit upon who's work this magazine was founded. He was a wholetime firefighter with Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service (UK) and died along with colleague James Shears while tackling a blaze in a high rise block of flats in Southampton. He will be hugely missed by all of us and our heartfelt condolensces go out to Al's wife Charlotte, daughter Abi, Lin and Keith, Mum & Dad and all family and friends.

NOTICEBOARD

ALAN (AL)
BANNON
It is with immense sadness
that we announce the Line
of Duty death of our friend
and colleague Al Bannon
on 7th April 2010.
Al was an original member of
the Technical Rescue Unit
upon who's work this
magazine was founded.
He was a wholetime
firefighter with Hampshire
Fire & Rescue Service (UK)
and died along with colleague
James Shears while tackling
a blaze in a high rise block
of flats in Southampton.
He will be hugely missed by
all of us and our heartfelt
condolensces go out to Al's
wife Charlotte, daughter Abi,
Lin and Keith, Mum & Dad
and all family and friends.

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Evaluation of LUCAS

Cardiac arrests in the out-of-hospital setting are associated with poor survival rates, with only 2% reportedly surviving to discharge (Colquhoun & Jevon, 2000). Historically the concepts of CPR and early defibrillation are seen as key treatment interventions.

However, LUCAS, a relatively new chest compression/decompression device, has been shown to be superior to manual chest compressions at maintaining circulation during CPR.This article discusses the evaluation of LUCAS in clinical use by Dorset Ambulance Service in the UK. Download this Article.

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