A method to improve neurologically-intact survival rates after cardiac arrest may include performing CPR on an individual in cardiac arrest while the individual is in a supine position in general alignment with a horizontal plane. The method may include elevating the individual's head, shoulders, and heart relative to the individual's lower body while the individual's lower body remains generally aligned with the horizontal plane to cause blood to actively drain venous blood from the brain to reduce intracranial pressure. The method may include performing chest compressions on the individual and actively decompressing the individual's chest while the individual's head, shoulders, and heart are elevated.

A method for monitoring an occupant of an occupant support comprises 1) establishing a lateral position history of the occupant, which history includes an assessment of how frequently the occupant's head undergoes a lateral transition on a head support, 2) establishing a vertical position history of the occupant which accounts for how frequently the weight of the occupant's head is applied to and removed from the head support, and 3) if the lateral position history indicates sustained repetitive lateral movement or the vertical history indicates other than sustained presence of the occupant's head on the head support, reporting that the occupant is in a state other than an acceptable state.

A device for use with an OR table for supporting a patient's head in a sniff position has a support assembly including a base and patient head support for mounting to an end of an OR table; a pneumatic or mechanical jack, or an expandable bellows, supporting the patient head support for raising or lowering the patient's head relative to the base; a rotatable axis allowing for flexion and extension of the neck; and a mounting assembly for mounting the support assembly to the end of the operating table.

A sleep system is provided comprising a head support section, a torso support section, a leg support section, and a cradle surface provided on at least an upper portion of the torso support section. The head support section is generally laterally angled at an angle greater than the lateral angle of the torso support section and the leg support section. The cradle surface has at least a partial curvature and a lateral width of from about 12 inches to about 36 inches. The lateral angle of the head support section is at least about 10 degrees, the lateral angle of the torso support section is greater than the lateral angle of the leg support section, and the lateral angle of the leg support section is less than about 10 degrees.

An adjustable foundation and process includes a mattress support surface including a head and back section hingedly connected to an intermediate section at one end and a leg and foot section hingedly connected to the intermediate section at another end, wherein the intermediate section includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is hingedly connected to the head and back section and the second portion is hingedly connected to the leg and foot section. The intermediate or seat section is configured to increase in length upon articulation of the head and back section 18 and/or the leg and foot section 22 from a flat position or an increase in inclination of any section. Likewise, the intermediate or seat section 20 is configured to decrease in length upon articulation of the head and back section 18 and/or the leg and foot section 22 from an inclined position to a flat position or a decrease in length upon declination of any section. By doing so, a prone user does not have to shift his position on the mattress in order to accommodate the inclination or declination.

A device and related method for supporting a patient in an upright, seated position during a treatment, for example, during a physical therapy session is provided. The support device can include a base frame, a support arm, a center bolster and a back support pivotally joined with the base frame and/or the center bolster so that the center bolster is supported in an upright position by the base frame. The base frame can be configured to secure to a support structure thereby preventing the device from sliding across a surface of a support bed on which a patient is disposed. Lateral bolsters can be joined with the center bolster and/or base frame to laterally stabilize the patient. The device can be void of a seat bottom disposed under the patient. The related method can include steps of using the device.

A device and related method for supporting a patient in an upright, seated position during a treatment, for example, during a physical therapy session is provided. The support device can include a base frame, a support arm, a center bolster and a back support pivotally joined with the base frame and/or the center bolster so that the center bolster is supported in an upright position by the base frame. The base frame can be configured to secure to a support structure thereby preventing the device from sliding across a surface of a support bed on which a patient is disposed. Lateral bolsters can be joined with the center bolster and/or base frame to laterally stabilize the patient. The device can be void of a seat bottom disposed under the patient. The related method can include steps of using the device.

A portable body positioning bed frame assembly having a first frame support reversibly attached to a second frame support. The first frame support has a back frame attached rotatably thereto and the second frame support has a thigh frame attached rotatably thereto, with a linear actuator attached between the second frame support and the thigh frame. A calf frame is attached rotatably to the thigh frame. The linear actuator raises and lowers the thigh frame and the calf frame. The calf frame is hinged to the thigh frame to maintain the calf frame approximately parallel to the second frame support as the thigh frame and calf frame are raised and lowered by the linear actuator. The back frame has a support bar for raising and lowering the back frame and adjustable curvilinear back supports for an adjustable convexity in the back of a user that will maintain the shoulders in an anterior position.

A portable body positioning bed frame assembly having a first frame support reversibly attached to a second frame support. The first frame support has a back frame attached rotatably thereto and the second frame support has a thigh frame attached rotatably thereto, with a linear actuator attached between the second frame support and the thigh frame. A calf frame is attached rotatably to the thigh frame. The linear actuator raises and lowers the thigh frame and the calf frame. The calf frame is hinged to the thigh frame to maintain the calf frame approximately parallel to the second frame support as the thigh frame and calf frame are raised and lowered by the linear actuator. The back frame has a support bar for raising and lowering the back frame and adjustable curvilinear back supports for an adjustable convexity in the back of a user that will maintain the shoulders in an anterior position.

The invention relates to a cushion for use when lying in a prone position after breast surgery, the cushion (10) having a base body (12) with a recess (14). The underlying object of the present invention is to provide a cushion which can be used after breast surgery for lying or sleeping in a prone position and which also offers a high degree of lying comfort and protection for the operated breast. For this purpose, the base body (12) is formed of two layers and has a first harder layer (36) of foamed plastic and a second softer layer (38) of a viscoelastic material.