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IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION
All users must read and understand the entire instruction for use before operating the miniature chest
compressor (MCC). The purpose of the instructions for use is to explain the use, care, and user
maintenance of the MCC and is not intended to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Instructions for use should always be easily accessible to the users of MCC.
Required skills
Personnel who intend to use the MCC must be trained in Basic Life Support and/or Advanced Life
Support techniques. Resuscitation International LLC strongly recommends that the MCC only be
operated by: emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nurses, physicians, police, fire rescue
personnel, medical staff, and people who are certified according to the American Heart Association
Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or equivalent. In addition, proper use of the MCC
requires a thorough understanding of the product, appropriate training, and adequate practice with the
device.
Disclaimer
Resuscitation International LLC assumes no responsibility for the use of MCC by personnel that do
not fulfill the requirements listed above.
Resuscitation International LLC does not accept liability for injury to personnel or damage to
equipment that may result from misuse of the MCC.
Under no circumstances shall Resuscitation International LLC be liable for incidental or consequential
damage arising from the use of MCC.
The use of drugs or medical equipment in combination with external chest compressions may reduce
the effectiveness of the compressions. Always refer to the instructions for use for other medical
equipment to assure that the MCC is appropriate to use in conjunction with the mechanical chest
compressions being performed.
Side Effects:
Bruising, injury, vomiting, fractured or broken ribs, and soreness of the chest can be possible side
effects of performing CPR①. Side effects of CPR are common and considered acceptable
ramifications given that the alternative is clinical death. If the patient is resuscitated, all patients
should be evaluated and assessed for post CPR related injuries.
① Susan Robin (2010, January 24). Side Effects of CPR. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/75926-side-effects-cpr/. Summary of
Arkansas State University: Basic Life Support CPR and 123 CPR Inc: Complications of CPR.
