System and method for providing noninvasive ventilation

A system configured to assist minimally trained persons to operate it to provide treatment in emergency situations involving respiratory failure and/or cardiac arrhythmias, said system comprising:

• A) an Airway and Ventilation device (AV) comprising:
• i) a face mask;
• ii) at least one sensor adapted to monitor vital signs (VS);
• iii) a pressurized oxygen source configured to provide a flow of oxygen via said face mask and an airway to a patient and to adjust the oxygen flow on the basis of said monitored vital signs;
• B) an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) device comprising one or more electrocardiogram (ECG) detectors that are adapted to be attached to the chest of said patient and are configured to both monitor ECG and to apply electrical shock to said patient via one or more chest pads;
• C) a user interface for providing audible or visual instructions to an operator;
• D) components that provide communication functionality;
• E) a data management unit adapted to operate said system, to provide instructions to the operator, and to record ECG and VS data said data management unit comprising:
• i) a processor;
• ii) dedicated software;
• and
• iii) memory units;
• characterized in that the face mask comprises:
• a) a face attachment unit configured to be attached and secured to the face of a patient by means of connectors that ensure a tight fitting of the face attachment unit to the face contours;
• b) a mask body configured to be releasably connected to said face attachment unit by a quick release/attachment mechanism;
• wherein said face mask body comprises:
• i) a hollow tube that passes from the interior side to the exterior side of said face mask body and is configured to provide a mouth airway securing channel;
• ii) a CO2 sensor configured to measure end tidal CO2 (ETCO2) in exhalations of said patient;
• and
• iii) a ventilation tube connected to a portable ventilator configured to deliver air or oxygen to said patient and to remove exhaled air from said patient;
• and
• wherein said quick release/attachment mechanism is configured to allow quick removal of said mask body from said face attachment unit, leaving only the face attachment unit attached by the connectors to the patients' face and leaving the mouth and nose of the patient exposed to the surroundings;
• and
• additionally characterized in that the processor and dedicated software are configured to determine when to apply electric shock according to evaluation of the state of ventilation, wherein the state of ventilation is evaluated according to the ETCO2 measured in each chest compression applied by the operator to the patient.