Life Counters

Logan Woessner Jeloni Hudson

Rodney WilliamsTaylor Kelson

Introduction

• The human body needs a constant circulation of blood pumped from the heart in order to keep the cells oxygenated

• Without oxygen, cells begin to die, ending with death of the brain and eventually, the body

• When performing CPR the goal is to restart the heart or keep it pumping until professional medical aid is available

Problem

• People’s reactions are limited in stressful situations

• If CPR is performed incorrectly– Cracked or broken ribs/sternum– Irregular heartbeat– Air flows into stomach– Death

Goals

• Relieve the stress of performing CPR

• Making simple motions more – Mechanical– Efficient– Precise

Initial Design

Program• We used PIC Assembly

language and MPLAB X IDEto write and compile our code

• We had to constrain the chip so the light flashed once every .6 seconds thirty timesand then to have the buzzer sound twice,2 seconds apart

• We also had to set the chip to only startafter we pressed the button and to go on aconstant loop until the button is pressedagain

Final Product

Mentor

Mentor Name: Edward Bermingham IVCompany: North Memorial NOW ClinicJob Title: Physicians Assistant (General Practice)

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