Lutsen emergency medical service acquires lifesaving CPR equipment

Cook County's fire and emergency medical departments are always training on rescue techniques--on the water, with ropes on treacherous hillsides, with vehicle extraction equipment, and more. Local departments also work hard to have the latest life-saving technology on hand. The Lutsen Volunteer Fire Department has an important new piece of medical equipment on which to train, a LUCAS. 
 

The LUCAS is the latest in the Lutsen Fire Department's inventory that could mean the difference between life and death in a long-distance rescue.
 

WTIP's Rhonda Silence spoke with Matt Kartes, a Lutsen firefighter and EMS Chief to learn about this interesting and potentially life-saving device.