Automated CPR Machine Put Through Paces

[@tylerbraund537]

Just witnessed this be used on a patient in the street, amazing bit of kit and it has just saved a life Infront of my eyes

[@johnward5983]

This machine helped save my life and it did not break any ribs or damage my sternum other than a little soreness that cleared up inside a week. This should be must have equipment for any ED, ambulance or fire units (but I am guessing they are not cheap)

[@andrewjohnson6246]

well it fractured my ribs i could not breathe when i woke up in the hospital i thought i was dyin i could not breathe for days nd my chest is killin me its been 6 days now since i left the hospital ! with cracked ribs ! u must have hella strong bones

[@unclemiketheinformant6554]

@@andrewjohnson6246 It didn't break my ribs either. I was sore for about a week and then I was fine.

[@iamcurious9541]

@@andrewjohnson6246 You're alive. Congratulations!

[@brandondallas3258]

I saw another video where this thing looked brutal. This video looked like nothing. Im guessing it all depends on how well they set it up on you.

[@veecatt96]

@@andrewjohnson6246this will happen with any form of CPR. In most cases bones need to be fractured in order for CPR to be effective

[@michellearriaga893]

Most people don't understand just how hard continuous CPR is. I get this device has its positives and negatives but we get great use out of it in the ER. This machine has given us blood pressures. Plus it frees up a person to medicate, connect the pt to the monitor, or keep the code sheet.

[@boliussa]

have you tried attaching a pulse oximeter to the patient's finger and seeing oxygen level go up?

[@aniquinstark4347]

@@boliussa The patient surviving is proof enough that it works. The whole point of CPR is to artificially flow their blood

[@RAINALEXIS-x3d]

A big fan of you

[@harukochan5539]

It's true that it's really hard to do continuous CPR pressings... I am a 1.6m slim girl. My hands got all red and super sore after 20 min doing CPR on a model figure. It just took so much strength! I honestly hope that every ER has this machine!

[@BrianD3185]

I never would have believed it until I’ve witnessed it. We usually have enough manpower between EMS and firefighters on the scene to rotate for compressions but when this arrives on scene it’s a lifesaver on those hot summer days.

[@rehmansaeed229]

This should be available as standard equipment in every ambulance, emergency and ccu.

[@jdb79jdb79]

What a brilliant and simple invention. Even one of these that didn't have the "brains" this one has could have been made mechanically 50-70 years ago and could have saved or help save countless lives.

[@JosephFrain]

Wow, this video is 10 year old and i have only just seen this on TV now and thought let me KZbin that. what an amazing piece of kit this is.

[@Pamela-h6o]

Way to Windsor EMS! Very thorough, and life-saving!

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

Just saw one of these used to help save a life! The woman collapsed in a restaurant at the front desk while she paid. Just suddenly went down, no warning. Some nurses and the manager began CPR. The ambulance arrived and they hooked the woman to this. They had done 25 minutes of CPR before leaving. It’s rarely successful and the longer it goes, the less likely it is to work. I assumed the woman was dead. Then I was sent a news article a few weeks later- the lady had lived!! It was fantastic to find out everyone’s efforts had worked and this woman would live to see her kids finish growing up.

[@9mler]

I think this is the device that's raised the survival rate from 14% to about 50%. That's pretty damn impressive.

[@knightlykin1499]

It's amazing what technology can do to save lives.

[@adrin1512]

I thank God for this machine! It fies the work of 2-3 men and the compressions are exact! The Lucas!

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

Just now learning about this in EMRT class.

[@Greavesy]

Doctors used this on my dad but he was on the hospital floor in his own room before being found so was long gone. They should attach an alarm device to people who are by themselves in rooms. Or better still remove curtains. Stuff privacy, if you die when in a normal ward you have a higher percentage of survival in my opinion because there will be more people around you to raise an alarm.

[@noxious89123]

Alternative name; "Start ya bastard".

[@ania5038]

Cool! It will be so useful in preventing wrist and other injuries!

[@BlokeOzzie]

A team of two could get this in place and going in about 20 seconds. That's not bad, assuming manual compressions had been done by someone in the meantime.

[@Abrakason]

Good machine also this doll's agony face is perfect :p

[@onlyynot]

Just witnessed this yesterday live but sadly my granddad didn’t make it when the ambulance got to the hospital they couldn’t revive his heart

[@Premierblues]

My Student (I teach CPR/First Aid and other Health & Safety Training Courses) told me - TRUE STORY, she saw a wife using a plunger (regular toilet plunger) on her husband (in Walnut Creek, CA) and so I googled and search you tube. Can't believe this has been in the news since 2011 or maybe even earlier. She said the husband is alive and the plunger helped.

[@6foot1]

He's so Happy

[@dukealliefifi]

AS with anything new there are pros and cons to this. I can see where, given a two person ACLS team, this would be a huge help. It is very physically tiring to give compressions especially after the first 15 minutes or so.

[@grahammaguire404]

At the very " LEAST"...CPR should be on the national curriculum for all children at school at an " APPROPRIATE" age !!!!,any interventions taught early to children when they are Most Aware of such practices will save a phenomenal amount of lives and and also be aware of administering CPR or any life saving intervention until qualified help arrives and also to know the location of a Defibrillator and how to use one,for any youngster reading this ....the Defibrillator will and I " REPEAT" talk you through the process of using this life saving equipment!!!!!....any intervention or if that's as scary word ...."HELP...or FIRST AID" until qualified help arrives and it will "RATHER QUICKLY".....good luck because one day you'll never know when you will do it for real and you can't hurt someone by trying your best 👍

[@lunak1391]

agreed

[@__Ramesh___493]

How much % effective is the automatic CPR machine

[@1987Videolover]

How about intubated patient when u can do any split count of CPR and the ventilation..

[@enrirugb]

Is Lucas an ACD-CPR device? Thanks

[@chuksjerahmeel1355]

I came here as my Phd research involves exploring the vulnerability associated with the transmision of data from the lates version of this device the LUCAS 3

[@alterbridgefan99]

Wow! Awesome!!!

[@razasyed575]

that thing is OP

[@Mehrdadroopaei-gv7rh]

Perfect 👌

[@ashkanamini860]

Amazing !!!!!

[@carlosgomez3886]

Saw this yesterday being used on a guy in a motorcycle accident. I don't know if he died or not.

[@e.boekhout2294]

I've seen one of these in use on a human being rushed into the ER during work, it's horrifying to see it on a person...

[@gabbycruz7561]

I haven't seen this work. I wouldn't want this used on me

[@gregrobbins9493]

15K??? Not surprising. If this exact same device was was developed for anything else it would cost less than 2K. Seriously,, it's just a plastic air servo with basic stroke controls. Check out what manufacturing companies pay for a stainless steel servo set-up with much more complicated controls . Take a $10 item, and sell it to the medical industry for $1000.

[@judethree4405]

Yep.

[@HondoTrailside]

You can make a version of this for plunging toilets, but it will not require you to go through all kinds of expensive testing and approvals, in every jurisdiction you want to sell it in. Plus finance a massive war chest to deal with the suits.

[@Spikyzzzz]

Saw my granma strapped onto this... she didn't make it 😞

[@likemycommentifyouwantareply]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@Spikyzzzz]

@@likemycommentifyouwantareply Thanks man :)

[@kanakpandey5171]

बहुत ही बढियां यन्त्र

[@RAINALEXIS-x3d]

CPR machine is like that

[@hannahclarke872]

I'm sure he's just taking his time for the video, but the thought occured to me that whike he's buay strapping everything on he coukd already have started CPR

[@snowandice8804]

Cool!!!

[@okstever]

Ah ah ah ah staying alive, staying alive.

[@0utcast]

Maybe the beegees used one of these as a tempo setting mechanism for their 🎵 🎶

[@andretoney5441]

patent info? because I'm an electrical engineering student. I believe I can build this for alot less. I'm also certified in c.p.r 20 / 30 minutes of compression is exhausting. human error can fracture ribs; especially in an adrenaline intensive situation. overall a good product. All problematic issues are easy fixes. Think outside the box people !

[@Matchacat22]

andre toney Exactly. Every machine has pros and cons but this seems like a life saver.

[@justinwallace390]

It is overpriced, but maybe if its saving lives the price is worth it.

[@ImBigSwol]

2 years later. How many sternums were broken?

[@moepizl]

Big Swol i was always taught if it didn't break we weren't doing compressions right. To me my thoughts wer always that were doing more damage than good but cpr Haas proven its values so who am i. N now bn outta volunteer FF'n for close to ten yrs iv been told no more mouth to mouth. Just compressions. Apparently ther is enough oxygen in the blood to sustain the patient

[@finnp5132]

Exactly, would you rather die or get a broken rib or two?

[@alterbridgefan99]

lol but how many lives were saved? Isn't that the more important question?

[@daisydela]

I’ve done about 1/2 my career without the Lucas and 1/2 of it with the Lucas device. I’ve personally broken many peoples ribs and sternums doing CPR manually. The Lucas device is fantastic. Makes codes so much easier. Gets people out of the way and allows you to have perfect compressions when moving the patient. CPR goes to hell when we are trying to move someone out of the third floor of their house, or through a backyard. The Lucas fixes that.

[@justinwallace390]

They taught us in the self-aid buddy care program in my 14 years of the military that it is actually common to break a sternum or even ribs if you are doing CPR correctly.

[@supertaco863]

Now just make it a little more compact

[@thegaminglottle]

I can just imagine this thing plowing through my chest and just going at rapid speeds just destroying my lungs and ribs

[@johnrogers235]

luckily you cant die more

[@SebastianKaliszewskiInsider]

So you prefer to be dead but with intact ribs. Got it!

[@patofficial5077]

when i did my first aid course they told us if you're doing CPR and not breaking ribs (especially with older patients) you're not going hard enough. it sounds brutal, but the whole point is to keep up circulation, and you need a lot of force to do that effectively.

[@artemissofia]

✌😀 oh ok

[@normanshapiro9526]

WAS IT USED ON YOU OR YOU ADMINISTER IT ON CARDIAC PATIENTS?

[@idot3331]

why is everything about this in capitals

[@devinstone8971]

"Give me like 25 minutes to set my machine up....okay....okay, hold on. Do you have WIFI in here? I need to connect to the WIFI in order to help him bre- what? He's...he's dead? Oh. ALRIGHT, WRAP IT UP EVERYONE!"

[@IATCOTUOHAEW]

They should have put some more thinking into how to create this machine... as it will only cause more DAMAGES to the internal organs and the rib cage. I have an idea how to make it more Effective... but I'd rather first allow the experts for them to try and figure it out first what should be done before those machines keep INJURING more people out there.

[@ShockValue500]

The Lucas has been in use for decades with no reports of vital organ injuries, all it does is regular compressions but better. Besides if you don't break a rib you're not doing it right

[@TheResidentResonance]

Do you want cracked ribs? Because that's how you get cracked ribs.

[@Matchacat22]

N Squareroot When doing CPR, you have a chance of breaking ribs or the xiphoid process regardless. You're goal isn't to but there's a chance you will.

[@SporkPlays212]

Would you rather die or break a few ribs The American Red Cross not only says its fine is expected if a few ribs are fractured during CPR

[@canigetahoooyyyaaaaa7319]

@@Nikoo-li2se The point of CPR is to revive a patient, not break their ribs. I hope you're not a medical professional.

[@JamesWalker-du2mr]

@@canigetahoooyyyaaaaa7319 The common advice given during CPR training is that if you don't break ribs, you're not using enough force. I know because I am certified. The force you need to use is very close to the breaking point. I hope YOU'RE not a medical professional, since you are going about criticizing the proper way to perform CPR.

[@idot3331]

@@Matchacat22 There's not just a chance of breaking ribs, you _have to_ break ribs, or the CPR doesn't work.

[@onurozbek6229]

Man died until you set

[@craigtirri1965]

Explain how it gives perfect compressions when everyones body is different...also the only practical use for this would be after the patient has enter the ambulance... But for $15k its just not worth it when an Emt can do there job for 13 bucks an hour

[@bgdg323]

It does by setting the actual device at the sternum. once it is locked in place the device has only the ability of moving 1 1/2"-2". The range is most likely based on the size of a person. 1 1/2" for petite and children, and 2" for larger people Fatties and grown men.

[@craigtirri1965]

You need much more penetration than that for an obese man, no way does that thing give better compressions than a human who can feel what he or she is doing.

[@umpapamaomao]

+Craig Tirri The LUCAS is an amazing device, I've done CPR many times and I can tell you it gets exhausting. Most places run with two or three EMTs/Paramedics max and most cardiac arrest calls last for 30 minutes to an hour. Imagine pushing on someone's chest for that long with few breaks. It has been shown to improve ROSC and patient outcomes, it can also be use OUTSIDE of an ambulance. I've used them in homes, businesses, and even on the side of the street. As far as size goes, if they fit, it will do the job. 15k may sound like a lot of money but if it saves the life of someone or improves their outcome it would be worth every penny. Life has no price.

[@ChrisRokers]

Suggestive... oh gawd, why...

[@higiniomarines8449]

And how many people have died using this stupid thing? By the time you set this up, you could be on two rounds of compression.

[@absolutetuber]

bullshit.....I saw one of these used for the first time when i started my trauma rotation. obviously this guy was moving slow (and it was only ONE guy demonstrating). the EMS crew working together had this thing on and going in no time. ignorant idiot, get some experience before spewing stupid comments

[@higiniomarines8449]

STFU I've been a nurse for 10 years and seen this machine tiwce, and only one of the pt made it. I've been in many codes and more lives have been saved by manual compression.

[@absolutetuber]

Higinio Marines when you consider the statistics and outcomes of CPR, one out of two is pretty darn good. amateur

[@higiniomarines8449]

One is too many. There is a reason why this machine isn't nation wide!

[@mrskurtz713]

perhaps its not nationwide bc of the cost and the lack of ability by some in the medical profession to think beyond their God complex. i sure as hell know i was thankful when this machine was used to save a grandfather's life after EMS stopped human compressions, replaced with Lucas. he had NO heart beat on his own, but he managed to open his eyes, turn his head to look at the EMS, and ended up surviving... tell me the compressions would have been as accurate, perfect, and consistent the entire ride there, bc the paramedics told me it wouldnt have been... humans are brilliant, sometimes by thinking and creating machines that are able to function better than naturally... why wouldnt you want every option possible to help save a life?

[@hbk4984]

Just learn how to preform a cpr goddamn man this takes forever to setup the person brain tissue would have died in those moment

[@Mehrdadroopaei-gv7rh]

Perfect 👌