their heartbeat becomes erratic or stops altogether, leading to a lack of blood flow and oxygen to vital organs. AEDs work by delivering an electric shock that helps to restore a stable heart rhythm. Using
Vital signs, or signs of life, include the following objective measures for a person: temperature, respiratory rate, heart beat (pulse), and blood pressure. When these values are not zero, they indicate that a person is alive. All of these vital signs can be observed, measured, and monitor...
41. The method of claim 34 further comprising sensing the ECG of the patient's heart and generating a signal representative of the ECG and wherein the time segment of the natural heart acceleration signal is selected to correspond with a predetermined portion of the ECG signal. 42. The metho...