It's an extra set of hands emergency responders never knew they needed, a mechanical CPR device. Only three fire departments in Ottawa County have the machine.
The Zeeland Fire Department purchased its very first LUCAS CPR device just a couple months ago and in its short time on the truck, its already managed to save a life.
"The very first patient we applied the device to went from pulse-less, not breathing, to being able to supply their own blood pressure and breathe on their own by the time we reached the hospital," Zeeland Fire Chief, Nick Bonstell, said.
The LUCAS is a mechanic CPR device that does chest compressions for you. EMT's place the patient on a backboard, they then connect the machine to the backboard.