The impedance
threshold device
(e.g., ResQPOD) is
recommended as a
Class IIa device in
the 2005 American
Heart Association
CPR Guidelines. 1
This device is now
more highly
recommended than any
other device or drug
used by emergency
personnel for increasing
circulation during
CPR & for improving
resuscitation rates.
|
2005 AHA
Guidelines |
|
for patients
in cardiac
arrest
|
|
Devices/Level
of
Recommendation |
|
Impedance
Threshold
Device
(ResQPOD®) |
IIa |
|
Vest CPR |
IIb |
|
Mechanical
Piston |
IIb |
ACD CPR
|
IIb
|
|
Drugs/Level
of
Recommendation |
|
Epinephrine |
IIb |
|
Amiodarone |
IIB |
|
Vasopressin |
Indeterminate |
|
Lidocaine |
Indeterminate |
|
Atropine |
Indeterminate |
Click here for a
recent press release
regarding the 2005
Guidlelines.
Click here for a
recent communication
from the AHA's
Director of Training
regarding the
ResQPOD. |
