Abstract:
An active backboard that can assist with adjusting a patient on the backboard to ensure that the backboard is correctly aligned for a compression mechanism of an upper portion of a mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device to perform compressions. The active backboard can also include multiple layers that can slide or move relative to each other to move the patient relative to the backboard. The active backboard can include roller bars, a wheel, and/or projections to assist with moving a patient relative to the backboard.
Abstract:
A CPR machine (100) is configured to perform compressions on a patient's (182) chest that alternate with releases. The CPR machine includes a compression mechanism (148), and a driver system (141) configured to drive the compression mechanism. A compression force may be sensed, and the driving is adjusted accordingly if there is a surprise. For instance, driving may have been automatic according to a motion-time profile, which is adjusted if the compression force is not as expected (850). An optional chest-lifting device (152) may lift the chest between the compressions, to assist actively the decompression of the chest. A lifting force may be sensed, and the motion-time profile can be adjusted if the compression force or the lifting force is not as expected. An advantage is that a changing condition in the patient or in the retention of the patient within the CPR machine may be detected and responded to.
Abstract:
Patient data is stored in a medical device, such as an external defibrillator, and may be transferred, or downloaded, from the medical device to a computing device for storage or analysis. In response to the transfer, the medical device protects the patient data so that at least a subset of users cannot access the patient data from the medical device. The other device to which patient data is transferred from the medical device may be remote from the medical device or may be configured to be part of the medical device. The device to which the patient data is transferred from the medical device can be a remote computing device like a computer or server and/or may include or may be an intermediary data management device (DMD). The medical device may be a wearable medical device, such as a wearable defibrillator or a wearable automatic external defibrillator (AED).