Evaluation of the Effects of Physical Exertion on performing CPR in a Spacesuit
Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
group
What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Marielle Lenehan, Senior Taylor Stroup, Junior Mackenzie Thomas, Junior Jack Macleod, Junior
Lead Presenter's Name
Marielle Lenehan
Faculty Mentor Name
Erik Seedhouse
Abstract
Astronauts may need to perform Basic Life Support (BLS) on a crewmember, which consists of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and External Chest Compressions (ECC). In an emergency, astronauts will not have time to remove their spacesuits or let their heart rates return to their resting conditions, and would have to perform CPR while already physically exerted. This investigation aims to evaluate the effect of physical exertion on rescuer performance as they perform ECCs over 6 minutes while wearing a commercially available spacesuit supplied by Final Frontier Design.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Yes, Ignite Grant
Evaluation of the Effects of Physical Exertion on performing CPR in a Spacesuit
Astronauts may need to perform Basic Life Support (BLS) on a crewmember, which consists of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and External Chest Compressions (ECC). In an emergency, astronauts will not have time to remove their spacesuits or let their heart rates return to their resting conditions, and would have to perform CPR while already physically exerted. This investigation aims to evaluate the effect of physical exertion on rescuer performance as they perform ECCs over 6 minutes while wearing a commercially available spacesuit supplied by Final Frontier Design.