Cardiac defibrillation by ambulance attendants

Rose, Leonard B.; Press, Edward

doi:10.1097/00006199-197205000-00070

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“…In addition, external defibrillators were deployed with physicians and nurses who staffed first-aid stations in Atlanta Stadium in 1966 and with emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in Portland, Oregon (USA) in 1969. [5][6][7] A series of trials involving automated versions of the external defibrillator were performed with laboratory dogs and hospitalized human subjects, 8 and prehospital versions were tested in Brighton, England in 1980. 9 In 1982, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved clinical trials of automated defibrillator (AED) use by emergency medical technicians (EMTs).…”

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The Effect of the AED and AED Programs on Survival of Individuals, Groups and Populations

Stokes

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Trammell

et al. 2012

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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The AED can affect survival among patients with sudden ventricular fibrillation (VF). Components of AED programs that affect outcome include the operator, location, the emergency response system, ongoing maintenance and evaluation. Comparing outcomes is complicated by variations in definitions of populations and variables. The effect of AEDs on individuals can be dramatic, but the effect on populations is limited.

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