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Published June 15, 2012, 09:34 AM

Grant buys life-saving equipment

The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation’s dollar-for-dollar matching grant helped the River Falls Area Ambulance Service raise $27,000 to purchase two life-saving LUCAS devices.

The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation’s dollar-for-dollar matching grant helped the River Falls Area Ambulance Service raise $27,000 to purchase two life-saving LUCAS devices.

The equipment delivers consistent chest compressions far more efficiently than human professionals, keeping a steady flow of oxygneated blood flowing to a patient's brain.

Pictured from left are, River Falls Area Hospital Representatives Heather Logelin and David Miller (holding a LUCAS device) and River Falls Emergency Medical Service Representatives Todd Freese and Dan Zielsdorf.

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