The use of EED during CPR

The physiological basis and rationale for using the EED during CPR are outlined in the Physiology tab.

W. W. Woodward was the first to report on the use of an EED-like device (Esmach Bandage) to revive a patient in cardiac arrest. It was in the Lancet in 1952 (Woodward W.W.. Lancet
1952; i: 82). See copy of original note herewith.

The Esmarch Bandage

The Esmarch Bandage was first described in 1873 by Friedrich von Esmarch, the German Surgeon General. It is still in use in orthopedic surgery to remove the blood from a limb undergoing surgery in order to secure a bleeding-free surgical field. It is applied by wrapping it tightly from distal to proximal.

The 2011 ACLS Flow Diagram modified to include the use of the EED

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