A pre-hospital team is preparing to use a mechanical chest compression device (LUCAS). What are the correct compression parameters delivered by the LU...

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A pre-hospital team is preparing to use a mechanical chest compression device (LUCAS). What are the correct compression parameters delivered by the LUCAS device?

Accepted Answer

5 cm depth at 102 compressions per minute with full chest recoil between compressions, and an active decompression phase

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7 cm depth at 120 compressions per minute

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3 cm depth at 80 compressions per minute

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Variable depth based on patient weight

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10 cm depth at 60 compressions per minute

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): LUCAS Device Parameters

A pre-hospital team is preparing to use a mechanical chest compression device (LUCAS). What are the correct compression parameters delivered by the LUCAS device?