Method for configuring a defibrillator

摘要

A defibrillator configurable for optimal behavior across a broad spectrum of patients, users, and circumstances is provided. A set of environmental characteristics that represent the patient population, the user population, and the possible circumstances are determined and then applied to a configure algorithm to determine an optimal behavior of the defibrillator as reflected through the set up parameters. The set of environmental characteristics can be entered manually or determined from dispatch data supplied by computerized dispatch systems. The optimal behavior can also be achieved using adaptation algorithms such as fuzzy logic and neural networks that allow the defibrillator to obtain measurements of the environmental characteristics and alter its behavior based on those measurements.