RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS USABLE IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

摘要

The invention relates to a respiratory assistance apparatus (1) usable by a first responder, such as a doctor from the emergency ambulance service, a fire fighter, a nurse or the like, when this first responder is performing cardiac massage on an individual (20) in cardiopulmonary arrest, in order to ventilate the said individual while he or she is being subjected to chest compressions. According to the invention, the respiratory assistance apparatus (1) comprises signal processing means designed to supply the display means with a corrected frequency value (F_c) corresponding to the frequency value (F) determined immediately before the start of a time of duration (Dh, Db) considered, when the signal processing means do not detect a chest compression (CC) for part of the said duration (Dh, Db) considered.