The Lawrence Fire Dept. recently purchased three LUCAS chest compression systems from Stryker Corp.. The acquisitions will equip the department with the tools it needs to provide CPR in challenging situations.
Stryker Corp. is a medical technologies company based in Kalamazoo, Mich. The LUCAS device delivers hands-free CPR in situations where firefighters are at risk of disease exposure or where CPR has to be momentarily paused. “It allows CPR to continue in tight spaces, like going down stairs or around corners,” LFD chief Dino Batalis said. “It gives us a better chance (of reviving the patient). Plus, during all this COVID-19 stuff, it’s hands-off, which could help us with patients that could be positive but we don’t know that at the time.”
LFD completed its LUCAS training several weeks ago.