Support structure for administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation

A support structure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient, comprising:

• a front part including:
• a center portion comprising an opening that is structured to receive a treatment unit and is positionable over a chest of the patient, the treatment unit being configurable to run and control compression of the chest of the patient, and
• two bowed legs formed of a rigid material, the two bowed legs extending from the center portion and formed to extend around the patient;
• and
• a curved back plate positionable under the patient, a first side of the curved back plate comprising a shaft that is horizontally-disposed,
• wherein a first leg of the two bowed legs comprises a latch and a latch release that is offset from the latch along a length of the first leg,
• wherein an end of the first leg includes an opening configured to receive the shaft on the first side of the curved back plate, and
• wherein the latch is configured such that pressing the end of the first leg against the shaft causes the latch to at least partially surround the shaft on the first side of the curved back plate and removably secure the first leg to the shaft on the first side of the curved back plate.

A support structure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient having a cardiac arrest, comprising:

• a curved back plate for positioning behind the patient's back posterior to the patient's heart, wherein a first side of the curved back plate comprises a shaft that is horizontally-disposed;
• and
• a front part for positioning around the patient's chest anterior to the patient's heart, the front part comprising a central part and two bowed, rigid legs, each respective one of the two bowed, rigid legs having an end that is removably attachable to different portions of the curved back plate,
• wherein:
• the two bowed, rigid legs suspend the central part of the front part above the curved back plate when the front part is attached to the curved back plate,
• the central part comprises an opening that is adapted to receive a treatment unit, the treatment unit being configurable to run and control compression of the patient's chest when the front part is attached to the curved back plate,
• a first leg of the two bowed, rigid legs comprises a latch and a latch release that is offset from the latch along a length of the first leg,
• the end of the first leg includes an opening configured to receive the shaft on the first side of the curved back plate, and
• the latch is configured such that pressing the end of the first leg against the shaft causes the latch to at least partially surround the shaft on the first side of the curved back plate and removably secure the first leg to the shaft on the first side of the curved back plate.