Publications by authors named "Ryan Baumgaertner"
Article Synopsis
- External defibrillators are essential for treating heart arrhythmias and cardiac arrest by delivering shocks that can cause significant muscle movement; a new Reduced Motion Defibrillator (RMD) was developed to minimize this motion by stimulating chest muscles slowly before delivering the shock.
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the RMD in swine, focusing on motion during defibrillation and how it could potentially shorten arrhythmia treatment times or simplify cardioversion methods.
- Results showed that the RMD decreased muscle contraction during shocks, and optimal settings for the tetanizing waveform (25-35 V, 0.25- to 0.75-second duration) effectively reduced movement compared to standard biphasic defibr
