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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT  Landmarks Grant,Corporative
& Contractural Programs Patents
Publications
The
Shock Ward
Cardiac
Arrest Detector Chest
Compressor Rhythm
Identifier Resuscitation
Blanket Vascular
Interface
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Cardiac Arrest Detector There is evidence that repetitive shocks especially with concurrent interruptions of chest compression injure the heart and reduce the likelihood of survival. Our team has developed a method with which to rapidly and automatically determine whether an unconscious victim is breathing and/or has a heartbeat and the device has been named Cardiac Arrest Detector (CAD). The same electrode pads that are routinely applied with current external defibrillators sense the movement of blood through the chest and air through the lung accordingly. Moreover, this device has the capability of "diagnosing" cardiac arrest for the lay rescuer. Failure to breathe, as in the case of a drowning victim or sudden death due to loss of the heartbeat and circulation require different interventions. The CAD verbally prompts the rescuer accordingly with respect to the airway and breathing, chest compression, and attempted cardiac defibrillation. The CAD is intended to be part of automated defibrillators, which are perceived increasingly as "resuscitation boxes" which measure and prompt the comprehensive sequence of CPR and life support (US Patent 6,821,254).
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