A compression measurement and feedback system which measures the magnitude and the angle of manual CPR force applied to a patient and provides the measured magnitude and direction information as compression data feedback to the person applying CPR to the patient. Any variation in the magnitude or direction of the compression force applied may be calculated from the compression data measured by the compression sensor. A monitor receives the compression data and processes the compression data to generate feedback data to the CPR provider indicating the magnitude and direction of the applied CPR compression along with ideal CPR compression characteristics for comparison.

An assistance apparatus for carrying out a first emergency care procedure, such as chest compressions or pulmonary ventilation, is configured to cooperate with a second assistance apparatus for carrying out a second emergency care procedure. The assistance apparatus comprises a communication device designed to receive, from the second assistance apparatus, data relating to the second emergency care procedure. The data comprises at least one item of information, a parameter or an instruction. A signal-processing device is configured to process the at least one signal measured according to the received data relating to the second emergency care procedure. An assistance system, comprising a compression assistance apparatus and a ventilation assistance apparatus, and an assistance method associated with the assistance system are also disclosed.

Disclosed are systems and processes related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). One embodiment of the system comprises an inspiration chamber and an expiration chamber, which work cooperatively to provide gas (e.g., Oxygen (O.sub.2)) to a subject (e.g., human patient) during inspiration and extract and expel expired gas (e.g., Carbon Dioxide (CO.sub.2)) from the subject during expiration as a medical professional applies CPR to the subject. In other words, this disclosure provides systems and processes that allow for substantially synchronous chest compressions with positive pressure active inspirations and, also, substantially synchronous chest decompressions with negative pressure active expirations.

Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are described herein. The system includes a camera to capture one or more images at a scene where the person in need of medical assistance is being treated and one or more processors. The processors receive and process the images, by using a rescuer profile, to provide a real-time feedback to the rescuer to improve the CPR treatment.

A method for performing CPR with a mobile defibrillator (AED) unit can include detecting, via an application on a user device, a connection of a mobile AED unit to the user device; detecting, via the application, that pads have been attached to a subject, the pads comprising at least one accelerometer; recording, via the application, EKG measurements of the subject made by the pads; receiving accelerometer data from the at least one accelerometer; analyzing the accelerometer data to determine a breathing pattern of the subject; and based on the determined breathing pattern, initiating a CPR protocol.

Devices and methods for CPR chest compression with active decompression.

A system and method for mechanical CPR can include a device for providing compressive force to various locations on a patient, and biological monitoring systems to measure the effectiveness of the various locations of compressive force in pumping blood through the patient. The system can also include providing decompressive force to increase the efficacy of blood flow.

A method to provide real-time feedback and coaching to augment cardiac rescue by a rescuer. The rescuer would typically be attempting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or administering an electrical shock from a defibrillator. The method includes steps of providing a computer, a data-generation device, a cuing device, using the data-generation device, and activating the cuing device. Optional steps include: attaching an article to the rescuer, providing a stationary component, using the camera to provide data to the computer; recording data from the use of a defibrillator; and combining data from the use of a defibrillator and the data on a rate of cardio pulmonary resuscitation and depth of chest compression by the rescuer with video data from the camera to produce combined data, which will be available for after-action review.

According to an aspect, there is provided a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device (1) for enhancing the delivery of CPR to a patient. The device (1) comprises: a patient side (3) for engagement with the chest of the patient; and a user side (2) for engagement with the hands of a user delivering CPR to the patient. One or more of the surface of the patient side (3) and the surface of the user side (2) is at least partially formed of a material with variable contact characteristics configured to be controlled so as to regulate the lateral force distribution profile at the one or more of the surface of the patient side (3) and the surface of the user side (2) from a force applied to the device (1) by the user and transferred through the device (1) to the patient. According to other aspects, there is provided a control method for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device and a computer program which, when executed on a computing device, carries out a control method for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device.

A system and method for determining CPR induced chest compression depth using two sensors while accounting for different orientations of the two sensors.