Control Systems

As the system is directly affecting a human being, control measures must be included for the safety of the patient. Key things to consider are:

• Monitoring Compression strokes
• Monitoring if the patient is ressucitated but compressions keep occuring (that would be a horrible thing to wake up to!)
• What would happen if the patient began to spasm?

Shaun

CPR Research

As the Paramedic support device is a from of giving first aid, we thought it necessary to have a medical expert who goes away and researches the latest medical techniques and guidelines so that they can be implemented through our device.

Upon Doing the research it was found that the following was the current guidelines as of 2010:

Current CPR procedure as of 2010:

• UNRESPONSIVE ?
• Shout for help
• Open airway
• NOT BREATHING NORMALLY ?
• Call 999
• 30 chest compressions
• 2 rescue breaths
• 30 compressions
• 100-120 compressions per min
• Depth of compressions 5-6cm

This was provided by a PDF on the Resuscitation Council (UK) website.

Group Roles

Roles for the design of the Paramedic support device are as follows:

Steve Brown - Integration manager
Luke Hildred - Medical expert
Mohsin Masih-Uddin - Sensing systems expert
Tarik Saneecharaun - Actuation systems expert
Shaun Stone - Control systems expert

If you are unhappy with the role that has been designated to you, please contact the group immediately.