It can suddenly happen that as a brand new first aid person you have to give someone a heart massage. Recently, there is a handy tool for this. A wristband that gives instructions. The SimCPR was developed by Harry Palsma from Roden. The bands will be tested for the first time during the TT Festival in Assen.
The wristband provides feedback on the depth and pace of the chest compressions via two LED lights. “People are often afraid to press too deeply and break the ribs,” explains Harry Palsma. “If rescuers are too careful, the victim’s chance of survival may decrease.” A built-in accelerometer analyzes movements and calculates how deep the press is.
The wristband has a green and red LED light. If CPR is performed optimally, the green light will illuminate, otherwise the light will remain red. Danny van Dorst, first aid coordinator during the TT Festival, is happy with the innovation. “It does provide extra security. What is difficult with practicing on a doll is that you do not know whether you are going deep enough. But if you go neatly at five centimeters deep, which is necessary, the wristband will give you the green light.”
With the experiences of the first aiders during the TT Festival, Palsma hopes to take his invention further and to implement it in the medical world.