The chain of survival is determined by the time a person who has fell unconscious and their heart has went into cardiac arrest until successful spontaneous circulation has been restored without brain or heart injury.
 

This chain of survival begins with someone calling 911 as soon as a person has collapsed and become unconscious.
After 911 has been called by a bystander or relative a 911 operator will help assist in giving life saving instructions to the bystander or relative.
 

The quick performance of CPR with rescue breaths will help increase a person’s survival rate.
When trained EMT’S and paramedics arrive a person’s survival rate increases.
 

The city of Mobile has added a device on emergency rescue vehicles called a Zoll auto pulse.
With this device it allows an emergency responder to perform other live saving tasks and keeps the emergency responder from becoming fatigued from doing chest compressions.
 

The Zoll auto pulse can consistently provide better CPR with load distributing squeezes to the chest and move more oxygenated blood to the heart and brain.
With this new life saving device the Mobile fire rescue departments EMT’S, paramedics and fire fighters have a new way of increasing the chain of survival of a cardiac arrest.

For more information on the Zoll auto pulse and this new life saving device that the city of Mobile has placed into action click on the link below.

www.cityofmobile.org/news.php
 For other information on the Zoll auto pulse click on the links below.

www.dailymotion.com/video/x5tyf0_autopulse-cardiac-support-pump_tech

www.zoll.com/zoll-news/2009/ems-expo-autopulse-non-invasive-cardiac-support-pump-cpr-interview/

www.zoll.com/medical-products/cardiac-support-pump/autopulse/