Public access defibrillators

Optimizing the Deployment of Public Access Defibrillators

Identifying locations for public access defibrillators using mathematical optimization.

BACKGROUND Geospatial methods using mathematical optimization to identify clusters of cardiac arrests and prioritize public locations for defibrillator deployment have not been studied. Our objective was to develop such a method and test its performance against a population-guided approach. METHODS AND RESULTS All public location cardiac arrests in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from December 16, ...

Defibrillators in public places: the introduction of a national scheme for public access defibrillation in England.

OBJECTIVE To implement a government-led project-the 'Defibrillators in Public Places' Initiative-to deploy Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public places. BACKGROUND A Defibrillator Advisory Committee (DAC) was formed to assist the government with the implementation of the project. Its particular tasks were to: recommend criteria for the selection, training and assessment of those ...

Effective deployment of public‐access automated external defibrillators to improve out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest outcomes

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major health concern in Japan and other developed countries with aging populations. Improvements in OHCA outcomes require streamlining the chain of survival. Deployment of public-access automated external defibrillators (PADs) and defibrillation by bystanders is one strategy that may streamline the chain by reducing the time to defibrillation in indivi...

Suppression of AC railway power-line interference in ECG signals recorded by public access defibrillators

BACKGROUND Public access defibrillators (PADs) are now available for more efficient and rapid treatment of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. PADs are used normally by untrained people on the streets and in sports centers, airports, and other public areas. Therefore, automated detection of ventricular fibrillation, or its exclusion, is of high importance. A special case exists at railway st...