An emergency ventilator that talks
A new emergency ventilator talks to lay responders to help them deploy.
Researchers at the University of Rostock (Germany), together with the company Sensatronix GmbH, have developed a Emergency ventilator developed that linguistically supports emergency responders in their efforts to save lives.
Unlike conventional ventilators, this device is intended to be self-sufficient, i.e. independent of a fixed gas and power supply, and can be operated by laypersons.
The planned area of application is comparable to that of the automated external defibrillators, which are nowadays available in many public places for emergencies. These devices automatically regulate the delivery and dosage of an electric shock and thus provide an untrained first aider with a useful aid in the event of cardiovascular failure.
The novel lay emergency ventilator is designed to replace mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and provide a patient with oxygen quickly and reliably in an emergency. Similar to the layman's defibrillator, the first aider is given acoustic instructions for assistance. In both cases, early help significantly increases a patient's chances of survival. What's more, by using these automated devices, lay first responders cannot cause more damage to the patient than would occur if the devices were not used.
