Peripheral Med
Study tests resuscitation machine
By from Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Mar 1, 2004, 16:04

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update:3/2/04
Our thanks to Dr. Mosesso, Jr. for his clarifiction on
the following article.

I would like to submit clarification about the study referred to in this article. The study is the AutoPulse Assisted Prehospital Intervention Resuscitation (ASPIRE) Trial. It is a multicenter study coordinated by the University of Washington. The University of Pittsburgh was accepted as one of five study sites.

I want to clarify that the study intervention has not yet begun at the Pittsburgh site. The study must first be approved by the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Once necessary approvals have been obtained, the UPMC News Bureau will release an official notice about the study.

Vincent N Mosesso, Jr, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, National Center for Early Defibrillation
Medical Director, Prehospital Care
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Voice 412 647-1103 Asst 412 647-2694
Fax 412 647-1111 Pager 412 739-8186
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Seven ambulance companies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are participating in an international study of a device that could change the way emergency workers stabilize heart attack victims.

Paramedics using the AutoPulse Resuscitation System place a patient with sudden cardiac arrest on a backboard, then fit a wide belt around the chest. The portable, battery-powered system delivers consistent, even chest compressions to send sufficient blood to the heart and brain.

The AutoPulse is designed to free ambulance workers from having to do chest compressions manually.

Normally, cardiopulmonary resuscitation involves two people -- one doing compressions, and the other giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or otherwise providing oxygen. The AutoPulse allows one worker to concentrate on supplying oxygen, while another can start assessing vital signs and giving treatment.

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