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La Habra Heights council approves purchase of automated CPR device funded by local nonprofits
Summary
The city council voted to buy a Lucas automated chest-compression system and accept $32,654.36 in donor funding from the La Habra Heights Improvement Association and Los Compadres; the fire department said the device improves consistent compressions and includes vendor training.
The La Habra Heights City Council on Nov. 12 approved purchase of a Lucas automated chest-compression system and accepted a $32,654.36 donation from the La Habra Heights Improvement Association and Los Compadres to pay for the device. The council also authorized the city manager to sign the purchase order.
Ryan Jorgensen, a fire captain and paramedic coordinator for the La Habra Heights Fire Department, told the council the machine automates chest compressions and can reduce interruptions during CPR. "Some of my constituents in the field have noted that this device…
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