AED with user inputs in response to prompts

摘要

A device capable of providing a user with instructions for administering CPR. This device includes a user input mechanism and a processing unit coupled to the user input mechanism which directs the device to follow one of a first and a second sequence of steps depending on the user's input. In one embodiment, a defibrillator capable of providing a user with instructions for administering defibrillation therapy includes a user input mechanism; a defibrillation therapy delivery circuit; a processing unit coupled to the user input mechanism and the defibrillation therapy delivery circuit which directs the device to follow one of a first and a second sequence of steps depending on the user's input; and an output device coupled to the processing unit for communicating prompts to the user.