SimCPR has been named the best startup in Drenthe 2022. The young company from Roden has developed a wristband for heart massage, which is of great value during resuscitation. It increases the chances of survival after a heart attack.
“This is a very nice boost”, says Harry Palsma of SimCPR. “My life’s work is to get the best possible CPR. The wristband is a small tool that can have a big impact worldwide. I am very happy with it!”
The SimCPR wristband helps rescuers to perform the chest compressions in the correct rhythm and depth. “You are a rescuer, you have been practicing on a CPR manikin for ten years, but one day you really have to resuscitate and there is no doll, but someone who is fat, thin, large or small. What is the right depth to massaging, what is the right pace? At that moment there is no feedback like on the course,” says Palsma.
“People are afraid of pressing too deeply, because they are afraid of breaking ribs. The minimum depth of the massage is 5 centimeters and that is quite a lot. There is a chance of breaking ribs. People do not dare to do that, which means that the chance of survival is limited. is optimal.”
“This invention has gone through seven years of development,” continues the award winner. “Recently I was at a European resuscitation conference. And this what we have here, there is no such thing at all. It is unique.”
In addition to SimCPR, Hihaho from Assen (interactive video) and Pacheo from Emmen (subscription system with sustainable boxer shorts) also had a nomination. Bucket alderman Guido Rink consolingly reports to both losing finalists: “Cruijff once said: whoever taps a little later does not necessarily have to be less.”
Last year, Cure Technology took the title. The company from Emmen focuses on recycling polyester that is not easy to reuse because it is difficult to process or is coloured.