A chest compression feedback device is a medical device that is used to monitor the quality of chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It provides real-time feedback to the person performing the CPR, alerting them when the compressions are being performed correctly and when adjustments are needed.
The device typically monitors the following parameters:
- Compression depth: The device measures the depth of each compression, ensuring that the chest is compressed to the appropriate depth, typically between 2 and 2.4 inches.
- Compression rate: The device measures the rate of compressions, ensuring that they are performed at the appropriate rate, typically between 100 and 120 compressions per minute.
- Compression release: The device measures the amount of recoil or release of the chest between compressions, ensuring that the chest is released completely after each compression.
- Chest rise: The device measures the amount of chest rise during compressions, ensuring that the chest is rising with each compression.
- Audible and visual feedback: The device gives audible and visual feedback when the compressions are being performed correctly and when adjustments are needed, in order to help the person performing the CPR to improve their technique.
Chest compression feedback devices are used to improve the quality of CPR and increase the chances of survival for the person receiving CPR. They are commonly used in hospitals and emergency medical services.