[0:00] - Hello, I'm Firefighter Purcell [0:02] with the Bloomington Fire Department. [0:03] I've got Firefighter Max with me today, [0:05] as well as Captain Rodney. [0:07] And we're here to show you that we do more than just fire. [0:10] We do EMS as well here at Bloomington Fire. [0:12] (bright lively music) [0:26] Today we're gonna go over our equipment [0:27] for a cardiac arrest scenario. [0:29] We've got a Lucas device, [0:30] and we're gonna show you how we utilize that today [0:32] to help better serve our community. [0:34] We've come upon a cardiac arrest victim, [0:36] so they do not have a pulse, [0:37] and they're not breathing. [0:38] Max is gonna start CPR. [0:40] We work in what they call a pit crew model. [0:42] So we've got one person focused on CPR. [0:45] That's the most important step in a cardiac arrest [0:48] as long as somebody continues to provide [0:52] good high quality CPR, [0:54] that's what they need in this moment. [0:56] And what Captain Rodney's doing right now, [0:59] is he's applying the monitor pads, [1:03] which could be very similar to like an AED, [1:05] but we've got the more advanced version [1:07] that allows us to analyze ourselves, [1:10] and get the patient more rapid [1:11] intervention and rapid treatment. [1:12] So as Max continues CPR, [1:15] I've got my Lucas device here, [1:17] and this is our auto CPR device. [1:19] This provides high quality CPR, [1:22] and it allows Max to not have to do CPR [1:25] for more than two to four minutes or continuously. [1:28] First step, we turn it on, [1:30] and this goes over the patient. [1:31] And it's got a plunger here [1:34] that would normally just take over [1:36] where his hands are placed. [1:37] And this pushes up and down on the chest. [1:40] We've got a back plate. [1:42] This goes under. [1:42] Just make sure that if they're on carpet [1:44] or anything like that, [1:45] that they get good compressions [1:47] and they've got a hard surface to compress against. [1:49] Keeping compressions going, [1:50] we place it underneath the head. [1:52] We try to minimize our interruptions. [1:56] And so we work through it together. [1:58] So a person leading at the head, so we say, [2:00] "Max, I'm gonna go ahead, [2:02] and we're gonna move this underneath the patient." [2:04] All right, one, two, three. [2:06] All right, continue CPR. [2:08] And so what he's gonna do is get that hooked up. [2:11] There we go. So minimal interruptions. [2:13] And now this takes over. [2:15] And this allows us to utilize our medications [2:17] as well as our monitor to continue to [2:20] provide good quality CPR to our patients.