Self Automated CPR Machine

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  Self Automated CPR Machine

Inspiration

In recent years we have seen many heart related injures occur in sports. Recently, Damar Hamlin, the safety for the Buffalo Bills went into cardiac arrest and was saved by the heroism of the medical staff of the Bills organization. But what if you do not have trained personnel around? There have been many tragic stories that did not end the way Hamlin's did and this is why we were inspired to come up with a self automated CPR machine.

What it does

The CPR machine will eliminate many common human errors that occur. This can include not giving compressions at the right speed, not giving compressions correctly, not having the right posture when giving CPR, and forgetting what to do in the situation. The CPR machine turns on and performs its job at the click of a button.

How we built it

We used many simple materials to make this work. We designed the circuit using an arduino, a servo motor, wires, and resistors. The prototype is built out of many household items to give a proof of concept. These items include a tissue box, molding clay, a spoon, and a paper clip.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into many challenges as we came up with the final product. These challenges include... -The motors that we wanted to use either used to much power from the arduino or did not move fast enough. This is why we ended up just making a design that showed the proof of concept. -Lack of materials was also a big challenge. We ended up using many household items to just make a working prototype.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Deep into the night we finally got the servos to work and the buttons to work together. It took a long time to figure these things out separately but it took a very long time to get them to work together.

What we learned

Always come in with a big idea. In the hackathon it is ok to downscale a project to meet the time and material constraints. We found it very interesting the amount of advancements that we can make after the Hackathon with three brains coming up with ideas.

What's next for Self Automated CPR Machine

-Moveable legs to adjust the height of the machine. -Verbal instruction that can guide the user to set up the CPR machine to run as perfectly as possible. -Higher power and torque servo motors or pistons. -An LCD display that can guide and give options to move the legs up and down. This can also give options to change the settings to be able to work on a child verses an adult. -Tabs to read heart rate every 2 minutes. This is common practice when administering CPR.

Built With

• arduino
• breadboard
• led
• resistors
• servo
• wires