Patent ID: 11857488
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), comprising:
positioning an individual on an elevation device with the individual's head positioned on a predefined head-receiving region of an upper support of the elevation device and the individual's thorax positioned on a predefined thorax-receiving region of a support coupled to the upper support, the upper support being movably coupled to a base of the elevation device, the upper support being configured to receive and support the individual's head and the thorax-receiving support region being configured to receive and support the individual's shoulders and thorax such that a central portion of the brain is positioned above the heart relative to a horizontal plane at all angular positions of the upper support including both an elevated and a lowermost position of the upper support when the individual's head is supported by the predefined head-receiving region and the individual's chest is supported by the predefined thorax-receiving region;
elevating at least a portion of the upper support to elevate the head of the individual relative to the heart by a distance in the range from about 7 cm to about 27 cm; and
performing active compression-decompression CPR while elevating the head relative to the heart.