An emergency medical kit for use, particularly by a non-professional, to render emergency
medical treatment to a patient, includes: a pressurized-
oxygen container within a housing; a face
mask within the housing for application to the face of a patient requiring
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and a respiratory pump within the housing connected to the pressurized-
oxygen container so as to be driven thereby to supply
oxygen to the
mask for
inhalation by the patient, and to
discharge the exhalations of the patient via the face
mask to the
atmosphere. The face mask includes an
inflatable seal around its circumference engageable with the face of the patient receiving the mask for sealing the interior of the mask; a
pressure sensor sensing the pressure in the
inflatable seal; and an indicator for indicating whether the face mask is properly applied to the face of the patient. The kit further includes a neck rest having straps for attaching the face mask thereto in contact with the patient's face when the patient's head is placed on the head rest. According to a most essential aspect of the invention there is provided an emergency,
fully automatic kit, based on non-invasive means for performing all stages of the “chain of survival” (including: external
defibrillation, ventilation and automatic chest compression) by a single operator.