Patent ID: 6926682

Claim:
A resuscitation and alert system comprising: a resuscitation device comprising an automatic chest compression device; sensing means for determining when the resuscitation device is in use, said sensing means capable of generating a signal indicating that the resuscitation device is in use and transmitting said signal to other components of the system; wherein the sensing means comprises a sensor which senses when the resuscitation device has been activated, thereby treating the activated condition of the resuscitation device as an indication that the resuscitation device is in use; communicating means for communicating with an emergency medical system; and a processor, said processor capable of receiving input from the sensing means and controlling the communicating means to initiate communication with the emergency medical system whenever the input from the sensing means indicates that the device is in use; a means for measuring the cardiac electrical activity of a patient, said means for measuring capable of generating an EKG signal corresponding to the cardiac electrical activity, said means for measuring capable of transmitting said EKG signal to other components of the system; wherein the processor is programmed to control the communicating means to communicate the EKG signal to the emergency medical personnel when the means for measuring measures the cardiac electrical activity; a defibrillator operably connected to the resuscitation device, wherein the defibrillator is inoperable unless activated by the processor; wherein the communication means is capable of receiving an activation signal transmitted by the emergency medical personnel and conveying the activation signal to the processor; and wherein the processor is programmed to make the defibrillator operable when the processor receives the activation signal.