Inventors:
Gregory Blomquist - Plano TX, US
International Classification:
A61N 1/00, A61H 31/00
Abstract:
An apparatus () and method operable to guide responders, via audible prompts and visual cues, through the proper procedures to be applied to a patient during a cardiac arrest. An embodiment of the present invention advantageously makes the ACLS procedures, such as types and dosages of medications to administer, and sequence of performing actions (such as cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)) on the patient easier to acknowledge and follow. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention () can be located on a conventional hospital crash cart which stores the emergency equipment and medications, or can be hardware and application software, the application software being loadable and loaded into computer hardware ().