Device for cardiopulmonary massage and/or resuscitation of a patient, with - a support board on which the patient lies on their back; - a massage device, connected directly to the support board, which has: - a gantry support; - a cantilever arranged on the gantry support and protruding above the breast of the patient; - a reversingly driveable massage stamp arranged at the free end of the cantilever, wherein - the massage stamp is positionable at a target contact region at the thorax of the patient for carrying out a cardiopulmonary massage, - characterised by - a holding plate element positionable on the thorax of the patient at the target contact region, wherein - the holding plate element is connectable and tensionable to the support board by means of at least three tensioning means engaging at its periphery, such that the patient can be fixed with their upper body between the support board and the holding plate element by means of the tensioning means acting between these, and wherein - the holding plate element is approximately circular in design with a central contact surface for the massage stamp, or annular in design with a central opening for the passage of the massage stamp. - a support board on which the patient lies on their back; - a massage device, connected directly to the support board, which has: - a gantry support; - a cantilever arranged on the gantry support and protruding above the breast of the patient; - a reversingly driveable massage stamp arranged at the free end of the cantilever, wherein - the massage stamp is positionable at a target contact region at the thorax of the patient for carrying out a cardiopulmonary massage, - characterised by - a holding plate element positionable on the thorax of the patient at the target contact region, wherein - the holding plate element is connectable and tensionable to the support board by means of at least three tensioning means engaging at its periphery, such that the patient can be fixed with their upper body between the support board and the holding plate element by means of the tensioning means acting between these, and wherein - the holding plate element is approximately circular in design with a central contact surface for the massage stamp, or annular in design with a central opening for the passage of the massage stamp. - a gantry support; - a cantilever arranged on the gantry support and protruding above the breast of the patient; - a reversingly driveable massage stamp arranged at the free end of the cantilever, wherein - the massage stamp is positionable at a target contact region at the thorax of the patient for carrying out a cardiopulmonary massage, - characterised by - a holding plate element positionable on the thorax of the patient at the target contact region, wherein - the holding plate element is connectable and tensionable to the support board by means of at least three tensioning means engaging at its periphery, such that the patient can be fixed with their upper body between the support board and the holding plate element by means of the tensioning means acting between these, and wherein - the holding plate element is approximately circular in design with a central contact surface for the massage stamp, or annular in design with a central opening for the passage of the massage stamp. - the holding plate element is connectable and tensionable to the support board by means of at least three tensioning means engaging at its periphery, such that the patient can be fixed with their upper body between the support board and the holding plate element by means of the tensioning means acting between these, and wherein - the holding plate element is approximately circular in design with a central contact surface for the massage stamp, or annular in design with a central opening for the passage of the massage stamp.