EMS first responders being trained on the Lucas devices.
MARCH 26, 2024
PAMCMF awarded funding for 6 additional Lucas devices to the Midland County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Board, bringing the total of PAMCMF-funded Lucas devices for Midland County EMS to 14 over the past 24 months. EMS personnel across Midland County have or are being trained on use of the Lucas device. The Lucas device is a mechanical CPR device used to reduce first responder fatigue in performing CPR, thereby increasing the potential to save lives of patients in cardiac arrest.
Pictured above are (L to R): James Frye, MD, PAMCMF Board Treasurer; Doak Stolz, CFP, PAMCMF Board Director; John Clayton, MyMichigan Health EMS Director; Richard Ripke, Chairman, Midland County EMS Advisory Board; Thomas Johnson, MD, PAMCMF President; Robert Snyder, DO, PAMCMF Board Secretary; Daniel Sorenson, MD, PAMCMF Board Director
As of March 20, 2024, Midland County Fire Departments have used the Lucas Device 12 times this year out of the 30 Full Arrests they have had.