Patent ID: 9693700
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61H,A61N

Claim:
1. An apparatus for automatically determining a type of treatment for a cardiac arrest victim, the apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and associated circuitry, wherein the processor is configured to: transform one or more time domain electrocardiogram (ECG) signals into frequency domain data, wherein the ECG signals being processed are from electrodes applied externally to the cardiac arrest victim and include periods of time when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being delivered to the cardiac arrest victim; process the frequency domain data to determine a plurality of peaks; determine, for at least one of the plurality of peaks, a plurality of parameters characteristic of the at least one of the plurality of peaks, wherein the plurality of parameters comprises a measure of a width of the at least one of the plurality of peaks; and determine the type of treatment for the cardiac arrest victim based at least in part on the width of the at least one of the plurality of peaks.