Anyone using Q-CPR?

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

Our code committee is changing our policy to include the use of the Q-CPR device on all of our codes and I'm just wondering if anyone has used it before? I played with it a little yesterday but I'm not really sold on another device to either critic post code or another device to take the attention away from the patient (treat the patient, not the monitor). I do like some of the real time feedback you get, but having your hand an inch off the chest feels awkward.

Thoughts?

http://www.healthcare.philips.com/us_en/products/resuscitation/products/mrx/qcpr.wpd

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Specializes in Emergency.

Both of their testimonials are from pre-hospital providers. After reviewing the device, I'd like one for each of my squad's rigs to be used in the field by EMTs who don't do CPR daily/frequently. But I don't truly see the value of it in the ER.

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Specializes in Family practice, emergency.

We use it in our ED, but have invested in a thumper and so it doesn't really matter. I feel like it'd be better used where CPR isn't preformed as often.

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