BURLINGTON - Six western Racine County fire and rescue agencies received automatic CPR device donations Wednesday. The devices were provided by the Memorial Hospital of Burlington Community Foundation. The Lund University Cardiac Arrest System, or LUCAS, helps take the load off first responders in cardiac arrest scenarios by performing 102 chest compressions per minute.
The Lund University Cardiac Arrest System, or LUCAS, helps take the load off first responders in cardiac arrest scenarios by performing 102 chest compressions per minute. The foundation donated one LUCAS system each to the Burlington Rescue Squad, Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department, Waterford Fire Department, Wind Lake Fire Company, Raymond Fire Department and Tichigan Fire Company. Presenters also taught EMTs how to use the device.