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Robot paramedics are being used for the first time in the UK to carry out chest compressions on patients in ambulances

Robot paramedics are being used for the first time in the UK to carry out chest compressions on patients in ambulances
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Robot paramedic used for first time to carry out chest compressions in ambulance

A “robot paramedic” is being used for the first time to carry out chest compressions on patients in ambulances to free up the emergency team to carry out other vital treatments. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is the first in the country to take the new state-of-the-art technology, known as LUCAS 3, onboard its vehicles. The device is a mechanical system which can deliver high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions consistently from the moment crews arrive on scene and throughout a patient’s journey to hospital without interruption. The device aims to free up the emergency team to carry out other vital treatments (SCAS/PA)

South Central Ambulance Service get new CPR device

South Central Ambulance Service has become the first to roll out a new device that can automatically perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient. The state-of-the-art technology, known as LUCAS 3, is a mechanical system that can deliver high quality chest compressions on a consistent basis from the moment crews arrive on scene, and throughout a patient’s journey to hospital without interruption. This will allow the paramedics to carry out other vital interventions. Medical Director at SCAS, John Black, said: “We know that delivering high quality and uninterrupted chest compressions in cardiac arrest is one of the major determinants of survival to hospital discharge but it can be very challenging for a number of reasons.

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