City Of Shakopee: Fire Department Saves Life Using Donated LUCAS Device

Shakopee MN

20 April, 2022

7:29 PM

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Press release from the City of Shakopee: April 20, 2022 Recently, the Shakopee Fire Department Relief Association started fundraising efforts toward the purchase of a $20,000 LUCAS device. The fundraising request received overwhelming support from the community, and enough funds were generated within a short few months. A LUCAS device is used for patients requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It's a battery-operated chest compression system that improves the quality of chest compressions and is able to sustain life-saving circulation during prolonged resuscitation attempts. Without it, firefighters performing chest compressions must rotate at least every two minutes and are prone to fatigue, reducing the quality of compressions and overall patient care. The donated LUCAS device has only been in service for a few short weeks, but it's already been used two times by firefighters and has been attributed to helping save the life of a patient that was in cardiac arrest. It's because of you, the residents and businesses of Shakopee, that this was made possible. We appreciate your continued support! This press release was produced by the City of Shakopee. The views expressed here are the author's own.