Patent ID: 8795208
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a patient through a mechanical CPR device during a CPR delivery period according to a CPR protocol programmed in a controller of the mechanical CPR device, the CPR protocol comprising: alternating between a period of delivery of chest compressions to the patient with the mechanical CPR device and a period of non-delivery of chest compressions to the patient for an initial portion of the CPR delivery period; and after the step of alternating between the period of delivery of chest compressions and the period of non-delivery of chest compressions, delivering an uninterrupted series of chest compressions to the patient with the mechanical CPR device for the remainder of the CPR delivery period, wherein the remainder of the CPR delivery period is longer than the period of delivery of chest compressions during the initial portion of the CPR delivery period.