Taney County Ambulance District recently provided training to staff on newly acquired equipment, which will give responders valuable and needed time during medical emergencies.
The new equipment, called EleGARD, is a positioning device used to elevate the patient’s head and thorax during airway management as well as manual CPR, manual CPR adjuncts, CPR with the LUCAS Chest Compression System and patient transport.
“We’re very excited to deploy the Elegard CPR device,” Tudor said.


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