Automated external defibrillation: is survival only a shock away?
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Time to Shock vs. Voice Prompt Duration: Optimization of Defibrillators for Public Access and Home Deployment
The time interval from onset of ventricular fibrillation (VF) to successful defibrillation shock has been identified as a primary correlate to survival. Widespread deployment of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for public access defibrillation (PAD) and home use offers the potential of reducing this interval by minutes. Unfortunately, studies have reported that a significant percentage ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 162 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000