Great technology. The title is a bit misleading though. It’s not a “new CPR technique” but rather a way to monitor the effectiveness of CPR being administered.
"She began CPR - pounding on his chest to manually circulate blood through Rodney's body."
That sounds like the relatively new "hands only" method of CPR without any breaths of air from the rescuer to the victim like I was taught originally.
"(SOUNDBITE) (English) LAURIE WHITMORE, WIFE OF RODNEY WHITMORE, SAYING: "I know I was scared. I remember being very scared I also, in hindsight think, I remember that this is what I needed to do and I that point, if I wasn't doing that, I was afraid, I was alone and I was just hoping that somebody will get here." After nine long minutes, help arrived. Paramedics hooked Rodney up to a defibrillator and something relatively new - a capnography machine, normally used in anaesthetic procedures."
How long have capnography machines, whether fixed or portable, been standard equipment aboard ambulances?