2011.01.02 Quiz – Impedance Threshold Device During CPR

An Impedance Threshold Device can be used during CPR by regulating pressurs in the thorax during states of hypotension. Which of the following is incorrect about this device in animal and clinical studies?

A. Doubles blood flow to the heart, increases blood flow to the brain by 50%, doubles systolic blood pressure
B. Increases survival rates
C. Does not increase the likelihood of successful defibrillation
D. Circulates drugs more effectively
E. The American Heart Association (AHA), in their 2005 guidelines, designated the impedance threshold device (e.g., ResQPOD) a Class IIa recommendation for increasing blood flow and immediate survival rates in patients in cardiac arrest.