CPR assistance device and a method for determining patient chest compression depth
A Cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device is used by a Rescuer when administering Cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a patient. Using the rescuer vital signs, image subsection from a patient facing camera can be identified that comprise the rescuer's hands. Having correctly identified the image subsections comprising the rescuer's hands the chest compression depth and frequency can be derived from the patient facing camera by tracking the distance between the patient facing camera and the rescuer's hands.
1. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device for use by a Rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a patient, the cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device comprising
a patient facing camera,
an image processing unit arranged to distinguish an image subsection in images provided by the patient facing camera comprising a rescuer body part,
a data processor arranged to derive patient chest compression depth from the distinguished image subsection by determining a variation of a distance measurement between the camera and the image subsection performed by the camera, and
a display arranged to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation information based on the derived patient chest compression depth to the rescuer
characterized in that the cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device further comprises a rescuer vital signs detector and that the data processor is arranged to derive a rescuer vital sign information from the rescuer vital sign detector,
and whereby the image processing unit is arranged to distinguish the image subsection from images captured by the patient facing camera comprising the rescuer body part by matching the vital sign information derived from the image subsections with rescuer vital sign information derived from the rescuer vital sign detector.
2. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device as claimed in claim 1 , where the rescuer body part to be distinguished is a hand of the rescuer.
3. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device as claimed in claim 1 , where the image processing unit is further arranged to determine the chest compression depth using the distinguished body part of the rescuer by determining variations in a distance measurement between the patient facing camera and the distinguished body part of the rescuer.
4. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device as claimed in claim 1 ,
where the rescuer vital sign detector is a rescuer facing camera,
and where the image processing unit is arranged to derive the rescuer vital sign information from the images provided by the rescuer facing camera.
5. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device as claimed in claim 3 ,
where the image processing unit is arranged to correct the chest compression depth using variations of an additional depth information between the patient facing camera and a stationary object in view of the patient facing camera obtained from images from a rescuer facing camera.
6. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device as claimed in claim 5 ,
where the depth information obtained from images from the rescuer facing camera is derived by estimating a variation of a distance between the Rescuer facing camera and the stationary object within view of the rescuer facing camera.
7. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance device as claimed in claim 5 ,
where rescuer facing camera is a stationary camera and the depth information obtained from images from the rescuer facing camera is derived by estimating a distance between the rescuer facing camera and a head of the rescuer.
8. A method for assisting a rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a patient, the method comprising the steps of
obtaining images of the patient's chest using a patient facing camera,
processing the obtained images to distinguish an image subsection comprising a rescuer body part,
deriving patient chest compression depth from the distinguished image subsection by determining a variation in a distance measurement between the camera and the image subsection performed by the patient facing camera, and
displaying cardiopulmonary resuscitation information based on the derived patient chest compression depth to the rescuer
characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of
detecting rescuer vital sign information using a rescuer vital sign detector,
distinguish the image subsection from the images captured by the patient facing camera comprising the rescuer body part by matching the vital sign information derived from the image subsection with rescuer vital sign information.
9. The method for assisting the rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the patient as claimed in claim 8 ,
where the rescuer body part to be distinguished is a hand of the rescuer.
10. The method for assisting the rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the patient as claimed in claim 8 ,
where the method comprises the step of determining the chest compression depth using the distinguished body part of the rescuer using variations in additional depth information between the patient facing camera and a stationary object in view of the patient facing camera obtained from images from a rescuer facing camera that is the rescuer vital sign detector.
11. The method for assisting the rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the patient as claimed in claim 8 ,
where the rescuer vital sign information is derived from images provided by a rescuer facing camera.
12. The method for assisting the rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the patient as claimed in claim 10 ,
where the method comprises the step of correcting the chest compression depth using a variation in an additional depth information obtained from the images from the rescuer facing camera.
13. The method for assisting the rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the patient as claimed in claim 12 ,
where the depth information obtained from the images from the rescuer facing camera is derived by estimating a distance between the rescuer facing camera and the stationary object within view of the rescuer facing camera.
14. The method for assisting a rescuer device when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the patient as claimed in claim 12 ,
where rescuer facing camera is a stationary camera and the depth information obtained from images from the rescuer facing camera is derived by estimating a distance between the rescuer facing camera and a head of the rescuer.