Stryker LUCAS 3 Standard Operating Procedure

SITE: Southern Illinois Healthcare
SUBJECT: LUCAS 3 application and usage
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AUTHORIZED BY: Tressa Furlow MSN,RN
Garrett Burton, System Director of Emergency
SOP OWNER:
PURPOSE: The LUCAS 3 device is intended for use and an adjunct to manual CPR on adult patients who develop cardiac
arrest where effective manual CPR is compromised.
SCOPE:
ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS & PROCEDURES:
DEFINITIONS:
PROCEDURE: LUCAS 3 Application and Usage
1 Contraindications:
 Patient is too small
 Patient is too large
 Patient is a child
 Patient is pregnant
 Visible traumatic injury to the chest
2 Side Effects or Complications of use:
 Rib fractures
 Skin abrasions, bruising and chest soreness and possible injury to other organs
3 Benefits:
 LUCAS works by pressing down very quickly on the rib cage and holding it down for 50% of the period/ cycle.
 The device maintains consistent chest compression over a long period of time.
 One person becomes free to provide other care
4 Control Panel Keys:
1. POWER Key; green circle- when pushed for one second. The device will power up, an audible signal sequence is
heard and device automatically does a self-test. When self-test is complete, the audible signal stops and a green LED
light beside the ADJUST key illuminates. The self-test takes 3 seconds.
2. ADJUST key; use to adjust position of the suction cup. When pushed you can manually move the suction cup up or
down.
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To set Start position, manually push the suction cup down onto the patient's chest.
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To remove, manually lift the suction cup and pull it up.
3. PAUSE key; When pause is pushed after adjusting the Suction Cup to the chest, the height position is fine-tuned and
locked into the START position. When pushed during compressions, the LUCAS will stop compressions and lock the
suction cup in its start position.
4. ACTIVE key; (Continuous) When this key is pushed, LUCAS performs continuous chest compressions. The green
LED signal will blink 10times/min to alert for ventilation during ongoing compressions. The second ACTIVE key is the
(30:2 when this key is pushed, the LUCAS performs 30 chest compressions and then temporarily stops to allow for 2
ventilations. An intermittent LED combination with an audible signal alerts the operator before each ventilation pause.
5 Arrival at the Patient:
 Confirm Cardiac Arrest and need for resuscitation. START high quality manual CPR.
 Apply ECG Defibrillator pads using real time CPR feedback technology; pay special attention not to
place the pads where the LUCAS Suction cup will be placed.
 Check rhythm every 2 minutes and defibrillate per AHA/ ACLS standards
 Zoll CPR feedback device stays in place throughout resuscitation regardless of CPR method.
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Standard Operating Procedure
Activity / Task
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/22/2020
REVISION DATE:
LOCATION OF TEMPLATE:
DATE: 4/22/2020