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Saving lives goes handsfree
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by nk | February 24, 2008 at 10:04 am
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The portable machine, named AutoPulse by manufacturer Zoll, consists of a band that wraps around the chest of a patient and can be programmed to squeeze as frequently as an emergency worker would pump with their hands.
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at 10:12 on February 24th, 2008
Traditional CPR breaks ribs. This device would, in theory, minimize that risk by distributing inward pressure across the chest, whereas human-powered chest compressions focus their pressure at one fist-sized point. Zoll's website claims that the device automatically calculates the pressure required for for a given patient, but I'm not sure how that would work.
at 10:48 on February 24th, 2008
My guess would be that it measures the resistance against the pressure and when it sharply increases, it stops pressing.