Dutch RAV Gelderland-Midden Adopts ZOLL Medical Corporation AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL® Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that RAV Gelderland-Midden in the Netherlands has equipped its fleet of 20 ambulances with the ZOLL AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump.

During the first three weeks of implementation, RAV Gelderland-Midden treated 20 patients for sudden cardiac arrest, with 15 of them experiencing return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) thanks to the consistent, high-quality chest compressions the AutoPulse delivered.

According to Arjan de Kreek, the nurse practitioner of emergency medical care who headed the project, RAV Gelderland-Midden studied all the clinical literature on mechanical CPR devices and found that only the AutoPulse has shown to have clinical benefits in comparative human trials.1 This heavily influenced their decision to buy the AutoPulse.

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