How Mechanical CPR Devices Are Changing EMS Protocols

The way we perform CPR in the field is changing. Scientific literature supports the need to minimize interruptions in chest compressions and monitor the quality of those compressions. Some major EMS systems have trialed and even implemented automated compression devices, but the results about their effectiveness can be confusing. In this webcast, Dr. Charles Lick will describe the brief history and merits of mechanical CPR devices and how those devices are changing EMS protocols across the country.

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• Charles Lick, MD

  Charles Lick, MD, is the medical director for Allina Medical Transportation, the medical director for Allina’s Buffalo Hospital Emergency Department and an emergency room physician. At AMT, Dr. Lick founded Allina’s Heart Safe Communities program, which was designed to increase the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by placing automated external defibrillators in public places. Throughout his career, Dr. Lick has worked with multiple community, health care and civic organizations to advance the cause of early defibrillation for sudden cardiac arrest. Dr. Lick is also medical director of Take Heart Anoka County and member of board of directors of Take Heart America- a national program to improve survival of cardiac arrest.