#Westport, CT – Westport ambulances will be equipped with Stryker/Physio-Control LUCAS 3 chest compression systems to aid in the care of patients suffering from cardiac arrest. The local non-profit, Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS), purchased the mechanical CPR devices after being awarded a $35,000 grant from Newman's Own Foundation in September. The grant was given in honor of Newman's Own Foundation 35th anniversary, and was awarded to some of the original recipients of Paul Newman's generosity. The updated technology gives EMS workers a quicker, safer way to care for patients. LUCAS 3 is an automated system that provides and assures optimal, high-quality chest compressions to a patient in cardiac arrest, a deadly condition when a patient's heart no…
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