Clark County firefighters get mechanical help for CPR

LUCAS machine performs chest compressions

By Nika Bartoo-Smith, Columbian staff reporter

Published: January 4, 2023, 6:04am

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One of the five new LUCAS devices used at Clark County Fire District 6 to perform CPR. (Nika Bartoo-Smith/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Clark County Fire District 6 recently started using a mechanical device called LUCAS to help assist in CPR with patients suffering from a cardiac arrest — replacing the need for manual CPR. Training began in November and the new device has been used on their five main trucks since Dec.

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