Automated External Defibrillators in the Public Domain
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Public use of automated external defibrillators.
BACKGROUND Automated external defibrillators save lives when they are used by designated personnel in certain public settings. We performed a two-year prospective study at three Chicago airports to assess whether random bystanders witnessing out-of-hospital cardiac arrests would retrieve and successfully use automated external defibrillators. METHODS Defibrillators were installed a brisk 60-t...
متن کاملCharging up the public for automated external defibrillators
Public training in the use of automated external defibrillators to treat out-of-hospital cardiac arrests has been receiving increased attention. The implementation of public access defibrillation programs has been the most significant intervention to improve survival in decades. Dramatic success came when we placed automated external defibrillators in the hands of the public to be utilized with...
متن کاملAutomated external defibrillators in the workplace.
a. An AED is not required by the OHSR; however, AED training is included in all of the OFA and OFA equivalent courses. No separate certificate is issued for the CPR/AED training received in an OFA course the training is simply part of the course. Workers who possess a valid OFA certificate were able to demonstrate competency deploying an AED as part of their training or examination and were dul...
متن کاملPublic health surveillance of automated external defibrillators in the USA: protocol for the dynamic automated external defibrillator registry study
INTRODUCTION Lay use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) providers on scene increases survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). AEDs have been placed in public locations may be not ready for use when needed. We describe a protocol for AED surveillance that tracks these devices through time and space to improve public hea...
متن کاملTask Force 10: automated external defibrillators.
1. Estes NAM III, Link MS, Cannom D, et al. Report of the NASPE policy conference on arrhythmias and the athlete. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2001;12:1208–19. 2. Kloner RA. Illicit drug use in the athlete as a contributor to cardiac events. In: Estes NAM III, Salem D, Wang P, editors. Sudden Cardiac Death in the Athlete. Armonk, NY: Futura Pub. Co., 1998:441–52. 3. Cregler LL. Substance abuse i...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.566851