A device for providing resuscitation or suspended state through redistribution of cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart for a patient, the device comprising - an electrically or manually controllable aortic expansion member, such as an aortic occluding balloon, attachable to the patient and being configured to interact with the patient to provide redistribution of the cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart by interrupting blood flow when expanded, and an inflation means connected to the aortic expansion member for expanding the aortic expansion member, and the aortic expansion member following a predefined reaction pattern based on an electrical signal, and - computer means configured to: ∘ receive a patient data which identifies physiological and/or anatomical characteristics of the patient; and ∘ provide the electrical signal for controlling the aortic expansion member and/or for presenting the physiological and/or anatomical characteristics for a user based on the patient data or a standard response, and - an adaptable tissue protection mechanism configured to 1) determine a blood pressure or blood flow present in a blood vessel of the patient 2) determine an aortic expansion member characteristic defining a degree of expansion of the aortic expansion member based on the determined blood pressure or blood flow, and 3) provide an electrical signal for controlling inflation means in accordance with the determined aortic expansion member characteristics so as to avoid damage to the patient caused by the expansion of the aortic expansion member or damage caused by incorrect positioning of the aortic expansion member. - an electrically or manually controllable aortic expansion member, such as an aortic occluding balloon, attachable to the patient and being configured to interact with the patient to provide redistribution of the cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart by interrupting blood flow when expanded, and an inflation means connected to the aortic expansion member for expanding the aortic expansion member, and the aortic expansion member following a predefined reaction pattern based on an electrical signal, and - computer means configured to: ∘ receive a patient data which identifies physiological and/or anatomical characteristics of the patient; and ∘ provide the electrical signal for controlling the aortic expansion member and/or for presenting the physiological and/or anatomical characteristics for a user based on the patient data or a standard response, and ∘ receive a patient data which identifies physiological and/or anatomical characteristics of the patient; and ∘ provide the electrical signal for controlling the aortic expansion member and/or for presenting the physiological and/or anatomical characteristics for a user based on the patient data or a standard response, and - an adaptable tissue protection mechanism configured to 1) determine a blood pressure or blood flow present in a blood vessel of the patient 2) determine an aortic expansion member characteristic defining a degree of expansion of the aortic expansion member based on the determined blood pressure or blood flow, and 3) provide an electrical signal for controlling inflation means in accordance with the determined aortic expansion member characteristics so as to avoid damage to the patient caused by the expansion of the aortic expansion member or damage caused by incorrect positioning of the aortic expansion member. <EOS>