The Fairfield Fire Department is rolling out brand new, state-of-the-art CPR devices intended to help residents more safely and effectively.
The devices, called LUCAS chest compression systems, mechanically perform CPR on patients.
By implementing a machine for the job, Fairfield Fire Department hopes to take a lot of the rusk out of human error. The LUCAS devices can automatically determine how deep to push on a patient's chest, and they don't get tired or slow down compressions over time like a human might.
"It's the best, basically, we can offer," said Tom Wagner, deputy chief of the Fairfield Fire Department. "A machine is going to do something better than what a human being can do. Again, it's the consistency and continuous amount of compressions we're providing."