Method of treating cardiac arrest
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1. A method of performing basic life support on a patient in cardiac arrest, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a device for performing chest compressions on the patient, said device having a belt, wherein the chest compression device is capable of compressing the chest of the patient with the belt, is adapted to perform anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient and has a weight low enough to allow a human rescuer to carry the chest compression device;
providing a dose of epinephrine, said dose suitable for treating a patient in cardiac arrest;
providing a means for administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient;
performing anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient with the device; and
administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient.
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Abstract
A method of treating cardiac arrest patients using epinephrine and a device that uses a belt to perform anterior-posterior closed chest compressions. In animal experiments the combination of epinephrine and a belt-driven anterior-posterior chest compression device produced high levels of coronary perfusion pressure, myocardial blood flow and cerebral blood flow relative to both pre-arrest levels and relative to conventional CPR techniques.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of performing basic life support on a patient in cardiac arrest, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a device for performing chest compressions on the patient, said device having a belt, wherein the chest compression device is capable of compressing the chest of the patient with the belt, is adapted to perform anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient and has a weight low enough to allow a human rescuer to carry the chest compression device;
providing a dose of epinephrine, said dose suitable for treating a patient in cardiac arrest;
providing a means for administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient;
performing anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient with the device; and
administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of treating a patient, wherein the patient is located in the field, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a device for performing chest compressions on the patient, said device having a belt, wherein the chest compression device is capable of compressing the chest of the patient with the belt, is adapted to perform anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient and has a weight low enough to allow a human rescuer to carry the chest compression device;
providing a dose of epinephrine, said dose suitable for treating a patient in cardiac arrest;
providing a means for administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient;
performing anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient with the device; and
administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of treating a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a device for performing chest compressions on the patient, said device having a belt, wherein the chest compression device is capable of compressing the chest of the patient with the belt, is adapted to perform anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient and has a weight low enough to allow a human rescuer to carry the chest compression device;
providing a dose of epinephrine, said dose suitable for treating a patient in cardiac arrest;
providing a means for administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient;
performing anterior-posterior chest compressions on the patient with the device; and
administering the dose of epinephrine to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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