Method and apparatus for treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest

A cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device configured to perform automatic defibrillation to a heart of a patient and chest compressions on the patient, the CPR device comprising:

• a treatment system comprising:
• a CPR defibrillator module;
• and
• a shock source in communication with a plurality of electrode pads;
• a belt configured to selectively circumferentially surround a portion of a chest of the patient, the belt having an inward facing surface that is configured to contact the portion of the patient's chest when engaged to the patient;
• a balloon mounted onto the inward facing surface of the belt, wherein the balloon is configured to selectively move inwardly and away from the inward facing surface to provide a desired compression onto the portion of the chest of the patient that the balloon overlies;
• a balloon actuator module in communication with the treatment system for selective control of a movement of the balloon;
• and
• a plurality of spaced electrode pads mounted to the inward facing surface of the belt, wherein the plurality of spaced electrode pads is in communication with the CPR defibrillator module in the treatment system for selective delivery of shock energy to the patient, wherein the shock source is configured to selectively apply a specific waveform of an electric energy charge from the shock source to the plurality of electrode pads as selectively controlled by the defibrillator module,
• wherein the belt has an outward facing surface;
• wherein a back portion of the outward facing surface is configured to underlie a back of the patient when the belt is engaged to the patient;
• and wherein a support block is mounted to the back portion of the outward facing surface of the belt to provide support for a portion of the back of the patient prior to actuation of the balloon actuator module.