Kyoto University

Nihon Kohden Corporation

Taku Iwami

Tsutomu Wakabayashi

Hiroyuki Satake

Tetsuro Nishimura

Satoshi Hayashi

Toshihiro Hatakeyama

Tomoyoshi Natsui

Takayuki Otani

A light-emitting section () emits light to be irradiated on a body of a patient (). A light-receiving section () outputs a signal corresponding to an intensity of light which has been transmitted through or reflected from the body of the patient (). A pulse-amplitude Index acquiring section () analyzes amplitude of the signal to acquire a pulse-amplitude Index of the patient (). A pulse determining section () determines presence or absence of a pulse of the patient () in accordance with the pulse-amplitude Index. A notifying section () notifies a result of determination made by the pulse determining section ().

Lifesaving assisting apparatus

A lifesaving support apparatus includes: a sensor section which is adapted to be attachable to a patient, and which is configured to acquire information of blood flow of the patient; a determining section which, based on the information of blood flow, is configured to determine whether or not a use of an automatic external defibrillator is necessary; and an outputting section which is configured to notify a rescuer of information which is determined by the determining section.

Lifesaving support apparatus and lifesaving support system

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Kyoto, Japan

Taku Iwami