Defibrillator with overridable CPR-first protocol

摘要

Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a defibrillation treatment protocol in an external defibrillator whereby a user may override a CPR-first default protocol. The method includes following steps configured in a defibrillator controller of issuing an inquiry; waiting for a response to the inquiry for a set time; ordering a CPR treatment protocol if no response is received within the set time; analyzing a response; ordering a CPR treatment protocol upon receiving a non-affirmative response to the inquiry; and ordering a shock treatment protocol upon receiving an affirmative response to the inquiry. Upon selecting a shock treatment protocol, the defibrillator performs a shock analysis under the shock treatment protocol, and either orders a CPR treatment protocol if shock treatment is not indicated by the shock analysis or provides a defibrillation shock if shock treatment is indicated by the shock analysis. Queries may be presented to a user in visual, audible, or both visual and audible format.

主权项

1. An external defibrillator for providing a selected treatment protocol to a patient comprising:
a plurality of electrodes affixed to the defibrillator and capable of being attached to a patient so as to provide shock therapy and to provide patient data to the defibrillator; an input device disposed on the defibrillator; an output device disposed on the defibrillator; and a controller disposed in said defibrillator, said controller coupled to said plurality of electrodes, said input device, and said output device, and said controller also configured to:
issue a query as an output;wait for a response to the query within a set time from the issuance of the query;order a CPR protocol if no response to the query is received within the set time from the issuance of the query;analyze a response received within the set time;order the CPR protocol if the analyzed response is non-affirmative; andorder a shock protocol if the analyzed response is affirmative.