A new member of the Albertville Fire Department was recently unveiled, and he’s a true lifesaver.
The department has acquired a Lucas 2 machine, a machine that, when applied to someone in cardiac arrest, provides automated chest compressions to the victim.
The Albertville Fire Department recently received a grant from the Wright County United Way, along with donations from the Albertville Lions and the Foxtailers Snowmobile Club, in order to make the purchase.
“The Lucas 2 is currently carried on the responding ambulance units, but with this addition to our rescue it can be deployed much faster in a cardiac emergency,” said AFD Chief Tate Mills.
The system is endorsed by hundreds of healthcare providers and first responders nationwide. In an emergency, the unit literally frees up a person normally needed to provide compressions.
Plus, it never runs out of steam, unlike a male or female first responder who would tire after several compressions applied to a victim.
Front row L to R : Pierre Mros (Foxtailers Snowmobile Club), Jeff Edelman (Albertville Lions), Lauren Neumann (Foxtailers), Sandra Greniger (Wright County Area United Way), Craig Rens (Wright County Area United Way), Randy Neumann (Foxtailers), Andy Swanson (Foxtailers), and Tony Morain (Foxtailers); ack Row – L to R: Tate Mills (Albertville Fire Chief), Shawn Treptau (Albertville Lions), Eric Swenson (Foxtailers), Tom Berning (Foxtailers), John Koenig (Foxtailers).
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