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Head-Up CPR Technology

Save the Brain.
Save the Person.

Most cardiac arrest survivors don't get their life back. Head-Up CPR changes that. Neuro Pro delivers evidence-based Head-Up CPR to every EMS team — at $79.95 per unit.

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Neuro Pro Head-Up CPR Board — portable and ready to deploy

Field Ready

3 lbs. No assembly required. Works with your LUCAS device.

3-5x
Favorable brain-function rate
$79.95
Per unit
30°
Head elevation
3 lbs
Board weight
3-5x higher favorable brain-function rate 42.5% higher discharge vs CARES Protocol-driven early head/thorax elevation $79.95 per unit — fleet-wide adoption possible Made in USA Anaheim, California · Recycled materials LUCAS + ARM XR compatible 3-5x higher favorable brain-function rate 42.5% higher discharge vs CARES Protocol-driven early head/thorax elevation $79.95 per unit — fleet-wide adoption possible Made in USA Anaheim, California · Recycled materials LUCAS + ARM XR compatible
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests

Every year in the United States. Many survive. Most don't recover neurologically. Standard supine CPR hasn't improved these outcomes in decades.

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Brain damage is the real outcome
Survivors frequently face permanent cognitive impairment — not from the arrest itself, but from inadequate cerebral perfusion during CPR.
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Supine CPR doesn't optimize CPP
Standard flat CPR fails to reduce intracranial pressure or drain venous blood from the brain. The science has recognized this for years.
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The only solution was unaffordable
Until now, Head-Up CPR required devices costing thousands per unit — out of reach for most fire departments and EMS agencies.
The Problem

Most survivors don't get their life back.

Cardiac arrest doesn't just threaten the heart. It threatens the brain. Every second without adequate cerebral perfusion is neurons lost — and even after the heart restarts, the damage to the brain may already be done.

Head-Up CPR uses gravity to reduce intracranial pressure and support cerebral blood flow during resuscitation. The evidence is promising. The question is access.

CPP > 20–30 mmHg
Target cerebral perfusion pressure
A key physiologic target associated with neurologically intact survival. Neuro Pro is built to support controlled, repeatable elevation in field workflows.
WHY
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Photo: Steve Islava
Founder · Care2 Innovations
Steve Islava
Fireman · EMT · Inventor
Our Story
"I watched people survive cardiac arrest and never come back to who they were. I knew there had to be a better way."

Steve Islava didn't start in a lab. He started in the field — as a firefighter and EMT, responding to cardiac arrest calls and watching the same outcome repeat. Hearts restarted. But patients didn't come home the same.

The research on Head-Up CPR was already there. The direction of the evidence was clear. The tool wasn't. Existing solutions cost thousands per unit, pricing out the departments that needed them most. Protocol evaluation stalled — not because Medical Directors ignored the data, but because they couldn't access a practical field tool.

Steve built Neuro Pro to close that gap. A patent-pending, single-use elevation board — manufactured in Anaheim, California from recycled materials — that gives every EMS team the ability to run evidence-based Head-Up CPR at $79.95 a unit.

Not a pilot-program luxury. Standard equipment. The way it should be.

Background
Firefighter / EMT
Company
Care2 Innovations
Manufactured
Anaheim, California
Patent
Pending
How It Works

Precision elevation.
Zero complexity.

Three pounds. No assembly. No new vendor relationships. Neuro Pro slots into your existing LUCAS or ARM XR workflow — and every elevation angle is printed right on the board.

Step 01
10°
Elevate the Thorax
Neuro Pro immediately elevates the heart and lungs to 10° — the clinically validated angle for optimal pulmonary blood redistribution and hemodynamic stability during compressions.
Step 02
5° / 30s
Gradual Head Elevation
The wedge advances in 5° increments every 30 seconds — preventing the dangerous aortic pressure drop caused by rapid elevation. Slide the column. Count. Advance. Controlled and repeatable every time.
Step 03
30°
Lock and Optimize
Full 30° head elevation achieved over two minutes and locked in. Intracranial pressure drops. Cerebral perfusion pressure rises. The brain gets the blood flow it needs to survive the arrest event intact.
Neuro Pro assembly step 1 — attaching the angle column
Step 1 — Unfold
Neuro Pro assembly step 2 — positioning the angle column
Step 2 — Position
Neuro Pro assembly step 3 — insert locking tab
Step 3 — Lock

Elevation Progression

15° → 20° → 25° → 30° in 30-second intervals

Neuro Pro elevation degrees diagram — 15 to 30 degrees
Clinical Evidence

The evidence is promising.
Timing matters.

Peer-reviewed studies support the physiologic rationale for Head-Up CPR. The strongest outcome data are associated with early, protocol-driven head and thorax elevation used with circulatory adjuncts.

3-5x
Higher Favorable Brain-Function Rate
Cited HUP CPR cohorts vs matched controls
>20–30 mmHg
Target Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
Correlates with neurologically intact survival
<5 min
Optimal Application Window
Faster protocol start is associated with better outcomes

How elevation supports brain perfusion

During cardiac arrest, blood pools in the cranial vault. Standard supine CPR improves cardiac output — but simultaneously forces blood against elevated intracranial pressure, reducing the cerebral perfusion driving oxygenated blood to the brain.

Head-Up CPR uses gravity to drain venous blood from the brain, reducing intracranial pressure and dramatically increasing the pressure gradient that keeps brain cells alive.

42.5%
Higher discharge vs CARES comparison
AdvancedCPR cites a CARES registry comparison for Head-Up CPR patients. Use this as an associated outcome signal, not proof that elevation alone causes survival.
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Head and thorax elevation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using circulatory adjuncts is associated with improved survival
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The effect of the head-up position on cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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JEMS: Head-Up CPR May Improve Neurologically Intact Survival Rates
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Resus: Head Up CPR
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AHA: Controlled Progressive Elevation Maximizes Cerebral Perfusion Pressure During Head up CPR in a Swine Model of Cardiac Arrest
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EMRA: A Revamping of an Old Practice, Head-Up CPR
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Field Demo — youtube.com/watch?v=1aUMkBh-lAk
Neuro Pro — adjustable 15 to 30 degree elevation diagram
🇺🇸 Made in Anaheim, CA
Product Specs

Built for the field.
Priced for every station.

Patent-pending design. Single-use. Recycled corrugated construction with semi-gloss, water-resistant coating. Every angle clearly labeled on the board itself.

$79.95
Per unit retail
6
Boards per case
3 lbs
Board weight
300 lbs
Load capacity
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Decreases intracranial pressure
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Increases cerebral perfusion pressure
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Increases cerebral blood flow
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Increases coronary perfusion pressure
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Reduces pulmonary vascular resistance
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No assembly required
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Recycled + recyclable corrugated materials
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Reusable if desired — priced to be disposable
Integration

Works with what
you already run.

No new vendor relationships. No special storage. No reprocessing protocol. Neuro Pro integrates into your existing workflow through distributors you already use.

Compatible Devices
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LUCAS Mechanical CPR Device
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ARM XR
Authorized Distributors
✓
McKesson
✓
Medline
✓
Henry Schein
✓
Bound Tree
✓
Life Assist
$79.95
Per unit
6 pk
Per case
3 lbs
Weight
300 lbs
Capacity
🇺🇸 USA
Made in CA
No-Charge 30-Day Evaluation Pilot

We're not asking you
to change protocols today.

Approve a structured 30-day evaluation — to answer one practical question: can Head-Up CPR integrate into your mechanical CPR workflow without adding delays or complexity? The answer will be yes. We just want you to see it for yourself.

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Evaluation units as needed

Provided at no charge for the full 30-day evaluation. Available in the quantity needed for testing, training, and study use. No purchase commitment required.

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20-min train-the-trainer

One session. One page checklist. Your crew is ready to go. Zero ongoing training overhead.

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Minimal data capture

Under 60 seconds per activation. Focused on workflow feasibility — not administrative burden on your team.

Request Your No-Charge 30-Day Pilot

Call Steve Islava directly: (949) 375-0707
sales@care2innovations.com

No purchase commitment. No protocol change required. Just data.