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Summary
This case report describes the successful resuscitation of an 11-year-old boy who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) using mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by adapting the Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS)2 Device by rolling a blanket under the patient’s back to increase his chest height, thus allowing the LUCAS device to administer compliant CPR.
- Paediatrics (drugs and medicines)
- Prehospital
- Resuscitation
- Paediatrics
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Contributors LCS: conducted the literature search and wrote the case report.
DH: came up with the idea to write the case report and requested the patient perspective from the patient’s mother.
SC: the paramedic who provided the treatment for the patient and came up with the novel idea to adapt the mechanical CPR device.
DH and SC: read the case report and provided feedback on possible edits.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.