Res Q Pod ITD dramatically improves survival rates of cardiac arrest patients

In an effort to increase survival rates of cardiac arrest patients Upland Hills Health purchased advanced medical devices called ITDs—Impedance Threshold Devices—for area EMS squads.

The ITD increases circulation by regulating air flow into the lungs during the chest compression phase of CPR. The device has been shown to dramatically and significantly increase blood return to the heart and blood flow to the vital organs during CPR.  Increasing blood flow until the heart can be restarted is critical to improving patient survival rates with good neurological function.

“Both Madison and Milwaukee paramedics use this technology,” stated John Mason, RT, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services and Captain of the Mount Horeb Fire Department, “and now, thanks to the investment made by Upland Hills Health, all Iowa County EMS services will be able to use this very new and very effective technology.”