摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for resuscitating a patient suffering from cardiac arrest or another condition in which normal circulation has been interrupted.SOLUTION: A ventilator is used for delivering a gas mixture to a patient. The ventilator is configured to adjust the partial pressure of COto one or more partial pressures high enough to slow expiration of COfrom the patient's lungs and thereby maintain a reduced pH in the patient's tissues for a period of time following return of spontaneous circulation. |