摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for assisting a caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient. <P>SOLUTION: An automatic external defibrillation device for delivering defibrillation shocks to a patient and for assisting a caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to the patient includes an electrode pad supporting at least one defibrillation electrode, the pad being configured to be adhesively applied to the chest of the patient, at least one pressure sensor configured to detect information relating to the caregiver's performance of ventilation to the patient, wherein at least a portion of the pressure sensor is mounted on the electrode pad, and a processor configured to process the output of the pressure sensor to determine a parameter descriptive of ventilation progress. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |