For clinicians

In the VENT-IHCA study, cardiac arrest teams carry a small study kit together with their standard equipment. 

The study kit contains:

• The EOlife device 

• Single use flow sensors

• Flexible catheter mounts ("flextubes") 

The cardiac arrest teams apply the device as soon as possible during CPR of adults with an in-hospital cardiac arrest. 

To start the ventilation measurements the following steps are taken:

• Attach flow sensor to device 

• Start device by pushing the start button

• The starts automatically

• Connect flow sensor to ventilation bag  

The device can be used with a bag-valve-mask and advanced airway devices including endotracheal tubes. 

The measurement is stopped and the device removed when:

• CPR is terminated

• The patient is handed over by the cardiac arrest team to another clinical team – For example the intensive care unit staff who manage post-resuscitation care

Data is stored on the device and can be extracted by the site investigator at a later time.

The flow sensor has to be firmly connected to the EOlife device. A "click" sound can be heard upon successful connection. 

After pushing the start button once, the device will automatically start recording and can be connected to the ventilation bag.