Methods, systems and computer program products for treating fibrillation in a patient based on the presence of fibrillation following administration of defibrillation therapy
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1. A method of treating a patient, comprising:
- administering a first defibrillation shock having a first shock value to the patient at a first time;
determining if cardiac activity in the patient is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock; and
administering an alternate treatment at a second time if the cardiac activity is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for treating a patient experiencing fibrillation by administering a first defibrillation shock having a first shock value to the patient at a first time and determining if cardiac activity in the patient is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock. An alternate treatment is administered at a second time if the cardiac activity is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock.
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1. A method of treating a patient, comprising:
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administering a first defibrillation shock having a first shock value to the patient at a first time;
determining if cardiac activity in the patient is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock; and
administering an alternate treatment at a second time if the cardiac activity is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of treating a patient, the method comprising:
detecting the influence of a first defibrillation shock on the patient immediately subsequent to termination of the first defibrillation shock. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A system for treating a patient, comprising:
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a defibrillator circuit that is configured to administer a first defibrillation shock having a first shock value to the patient at a first time;
a detector circuit configured to determine if cardiac activity in the patient is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock; and
a controller circuit configured to administer an alternate treatment at a second time if the cardiac activity is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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116. A system for treating a patient, the system comprising:
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a detector circuit configured to detect cardiac activity in the patient immediately after termination of a first defibrillation shock; and
a controller circuit configured to administer an alternate treatment based on the immediate detection. - View Dependent Claims (117)
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118. A computer program product for treating a patient, comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising;
computer readable program code that administers a first defibrillation shock having a first shock value to the patient at a first time;
computer readable program code that determines if cardiac activity in the patient is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock; and
computer readable program code that administers an alternate treatment at a second time if the cardiac activity is influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock. - View Dependent Claims (119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155)
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120. A computer program product according to claim 1118, further comprising:
computer readable program code that administers a second defibrillation shock having a second shock value that is higher than the first shock value at the second time if the cardiac activity is not influenced by the first defibrillation shock immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock.
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128. A computer program product according to claim 1118, wherein the computer readable program code that administers an alternate treatment further comprises:
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computer readable program code that determines if the cardiac activity ceases immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock and reinitiates within a first predetermined time period after termination of the first defibrillation shock;
computer readable program code that administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a second predetermined time period if the cardiac activity ceased immediately after termination of the first defibrillation shock and reinitiated within the first predetermined time period;
computer readable program code that determines if the cardiac activity has been influenced by the administration of CPR; and
computer readable program code that administers a third defibrillation shock having a third shock value that is at least one of substantially equivalent to the first shock value and less than the first shock value after termination of the second predetermined time period if it is determined that the cardiac activity has not been influenced by the administration of CPR during the second predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130)
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156. A computer program product for treating a patient, comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising;
computer readable program code that detects cardiac activity in the patient immediately after termination of a first defibrillation shock; and
computer readable program code that administers an alternate treatment based on the immediate detection. - View Dependent Claims (157)
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