Clifton Park and Halfmoon EMS have invested in cutting-edge technology that helps them when it matters most. The Lucas Chest Compression System is a mechanical device that helps paramedics provide ...

One of the key parts of the grant is the purchase of Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS) CPR devices that will be placed at stations around the county. Habersham County Emergency ...

creating so-called active compression-decompression CPR (ACD-CPR). The Lund University Cardiac Arrest System (LUCAS), made by JoLife, is an example of this technology. Another way to increase ...

This is the kind of technology that truly makes a difference in patient outcomes,” Fire Chief Steven Lavigne said.

John Jokantas said his father might be dead if not for a CPR-performing device. Now he wants Hancock County leaders to buy one for every fire department in the county.

The department recently received a grant allowing them to purchase a LUCAS device, an automated chest compression machine ...

and those who had received mechanical CPR using the LUCAS device. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted by means of a medical chart review. All non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients that ...