The Fivepointville Ambulance is proud to announce we have placed the LUCAS mechanical CPR device on both of our ambulances. The mechanical CPR device was approved for Basic Life Support on January 17 of this year. Since then, we have worked to purchase the devices, train our personnel, and been approved by our EMS region to use these devices. Not only do these provide added safety to our providers but have been shown to increase positive outcomes of patients who suffer sudden cardiac arrest. Hopefully these pieces of equipment see little use over the years, but we are trained and ready should the need arise.