Lincoln Fire and Rescue officials joined Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird on Friday to show off some new lifesaving equipment on Friday that will enhance the department’s cardiac survival success rates.
“Outfitting our paramedics with state-of-the-art equipment will provide even better medical care and health outcomes for our residents and support the safety of our first responders who provide that essential and life-saving care,” Gaylor Baird says. “As Lincoln grows, my administration continues to prioritize public safety investments in our city budget that keep you, your family, and our first responders safe.”
All equipment is now in service and includes:
• 35 cardiac monitors
• 20 cardiac monitor simulators used for training
• 12 powered cots to lift patients to a level to load into the ambulance rather than personnel bending and lifting
• 11 devices to load patients into ambulances, which reduce risk of injuries to first responders
• 12 motorized devices used to move patients more easily down stairs
• 8 automatic chest compression devices
• 11 lighted intubation devices used to illuminate patients’ airways during insertion of breathing tubes
• 6 automated external defibrillators to be placed in all LFR support vehicles
Dr. Noah Bernhardson, LFR’s emergency medical physician, says 26 people in Lincoln were successfully brought back to life from cardiac arrest in 2022.
(Photos: City of Lincoln )