Device for elevating the head and chest for treating low blood flow states
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1. A method of increasing blood flow to the head, comprising:
- performing chest compressions to cause an individual'"'"'s blood to circulate while the individual'"'"'s heart and head are at a first elevation position;
automatically adjusting the individual'"'"'s heart and head to a second elevation position that is different than the first elevation position, wherein one or both of a timing of the adjusting and an elevation angle of the second elevation position are controlled based on data from one or more physiological sensors that are interfaced with the individual; and
causing the individual'"'"'s blood to circulate while the individual'"'"'s heart and head are at the second elevation position.
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Abstract
A method of increasing blood flow to the head includes causing an individual'"'"'s blood to circulate while the individual'"'"'s heart and head are at a first elevation position, elevating the individual'"'"'s heart and head to a second elevation position that is above the first elevation position, and causing the individual'"'"'s blood to circulate while the individual'"'"'s heart and head are at the second elevation position.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of increasing blood flow to the head, comprising:
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performing chest compressions to cause an individual'"'"'s blood to circulate while the individual'"'"'s heart and head are at a first elevation position; automatically adjusting the individual'"'"'s heart and head to a second elevation position that is different than the first elevation position, wherein one or both of a timing of the adjusting and an elevation angle of the second elevation position are controlled based on data from one or more physiological sensors that are interfaced with the individual; and causing the individual'"'"'s blood to circulate while the individual'"'"'s heart and head are at the second elevation position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of increasing blood flow to the head, comprising:
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priming an individual'"'"'s circulatory system by performing chest compressions on the individual while the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head are at a first elevation position; automatically elevating the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head to a second elevation position while performing chest compressions, wherein one or both of a timing of the elevating and an elevation angle of the second elevation position are controlled based on data from one or more physiological sensors that are interfaced with the individual; and performing chest compressions on the individual while the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head are at the second elevation position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of increasing blood flow to the head, comprising:
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priming an individual'"'"'s circulatory system by performing chest compressions on the individual while the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head are at a first elevation position, wherein the individual is suffering cardiac arrest; automatically elevating the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head over a predetermined period of time to a second elevation position while performing chest compressions; and performing chest compressions on the individual while the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head are at the second elevation position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of increasing blood flow to the head, comprising:
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priming an individual'"'"'s circulatory system by performing chest compressions on the individual while the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head are at a first elevation position; automatically elevating the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head over a predetermined period of time to a predetermined second elevation position while performing chest compressions, wherein the predetermined period of time is between about 20 seconds and 10 minutes; and performing chest compressions on the individual while the individual'"'"'s heart, shoulders, and head are at the second elevation position.
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