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New CPR Device Aimed At Improving Survival Rates

 Albion (Indiana) firefighters are testing a new device designed to assist them in performing life-saving CPR.

 

The Stryker CPR device is battery powered, and is designed to give high quality CPR with minimal interruptions--a major link in the chain of survival for the patient. Albion firefighters trained in using the device when it was delivered, and will be evaluating its usefulness in a three month trial.

In response to medical research, modern CPR is given at a much faster rate than when first developed, and as a result people giving it tend to get fatigued quickly. Since volunteer fire departments are increasingly having difficulty attracting members, there's a danger that not enough responders will be available when patients go into cardiac arrest.

 The device helps those problems by giving constant, high-quality CPR while firefighters and medics concentrate on other life-saving tasks on the scene. The device will be kept on the AFD's First Responder unit, ready for use at a moment's notice.

The AFD worked directly with Stryker and its local representative, Meagan Beveridge, in obtaining the device.



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2 comments:

  1. William KendallAugust 31, 2022 at 9:23 PM

    I can see that coming in handy.

    I did a first aid course early this month. CPR of course was part of that.

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    1. Mark R HunterSeptember 1, 2022 at 5:28 AM

      One thing everyone should agree on it that everyone should know CPR. Of course, the rest of that first aid information might come in handy, too--I did first aid on my wife just last night, after she took a fall at work.

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