Disclosed is a circulatory flow restoration (CFR) device that includes an abdominal pressure element configured to be arranged at or around a patient's trunk and including at least one unit capable of exerting pressure on patient's body, a thoracic pressure element configured to be placed at or around a patient's thorax and including at least one unit capable of exerting pressure on the patient's body, and a pulsatile generator. The present circulatory flow restoration (CFR) device may be used in cases of cardiac arrest. Also disclosed are methods of restoring heart beat in a patient.