Patent ID: 7917209
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A device for providing treatment to a patient, comprising: a sensor to sense a physiological condition of the patient; a patient impedance measuring device to measure a patient impedance; a processor to determine that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be administered based on the sensed physiological condition; and an output device to prompt a caregiver to commence CPR when the controller determines that CPR should be administered, in which the controller is further configured to determine, during a CPR period after the prompt to commence CPR, that CPR has not been administered based on the patient impedance, and the output device is further configured to prompt the caregiver to provide CPR, during the CPR period after the prompt to commence CPR, when it is determined that CPR has not been administered.