Impact of different methods to activate the pediatric mode in automated external defibrillators by laypersons – A randomized controlled simulation study

Paediatric defibrillation and the role of the layperson – Is it all in the voice?

“…In this issue of Resuscitation Plus, Hansen et al report a simulation study to investigate the user-friendliness of three AEDs models for laypersons to use in the paediatric mode. 7 The researchers randomly assigned 90 laypeople, with no prior training, to one of the three AED models. They were informed that a child had collapsed in cardiac arrest and that it is recommended to use the AED in paediatric mode when defibrillating a child.…”