ECG rhythm advisory method
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1. An apparatus for automatically determining which type of treatment is most appropriate for a cardiac arrest victim, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- transform one or more time domain ECG signals into frequency domain data, wherein the one or more time domain ECG signals being processed are from electrodes applied externally to the cardiac arrest victim and include periods of time when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being delivered to the cardiac arrest victim;
process the frequency domain data to determine at least one peak;
determine a parameter set of at least two parameters characteristic of the at least one peak, wherein the parameter set is calculated at more than two points in time, and wherein a sequence of parameter sets defines a trajectory, and wherein the trajectory is analyzed using a recursive filter to predict an estimated value for the parameter set; and
determine the type of treatment based on the estimated value for the parameter set.
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Abstract
A method of automatically determining which type of treatment is most appropriate for a cardiac arrest victim, the method comprising transforming one or more time domain electrocardiogram (ECG) signals into a frequency domain representation comprising a plurality of discrete frequency bands, combining the discrete frequency bands into a plurality of analysis bands, wherein there are fewer analysis bands than discrete frequency bands,
- determining the content of the analysis bands, and determining the type of treatment based on the content of the analysis bands.
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1. An apparatus for automatically determining which type of treatment is most appropriate for a cardiac arrest victim, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:
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transform one or more time domain ECG signals into frequency domain data, wherein the one or more time domain ECG signals being processed are from electrodes applied externally to the cardiac arrest victim and include periods of time when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being delivered to the cardiac arrest victim; process the frequency domain data to determine at least one peak; determine a parameter set of at least two parameters characteristic of the at least one peak, wherein the parameter set is calculated at more than two points in time, and wherein a sequence of parameter sets defines a trajectory, and wherein the trajectory is analyzed using a recursive filter to predict an estimated value for the parameter set; and determine the type of treatment based on the estimated value for the parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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