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Perkins G, Handley A, Koster R, Castrén M, Smyth M, Olasveengen T, Monsieurs K, Raffay V, Gräsner JT, Wenzel V, Ristagno G, Soar J. [Adult basic life support and automated external defibrillation.]. Notf Rett Med 2017; 20:3-24. [PMID: 32214897 PMCID: PMC7087749 DOI: 10.1007/s10049-017-0328-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- G.D. Perkins
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Critical Care Unit, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Niederlande
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finnland
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, UK
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norwegen
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- Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgien
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgien
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- Municipal Institute for Emergency Medicine Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbien
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Deutschland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich
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- Department of Cardiovascular Research, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche „Mario Negri“, Milan, Italien
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Yoon CG, Jeong J, Kwon IH, Lee JH. Availability and use of public access defibrillators in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:1524. [PMID: 27652097 PMCID: PMC5017999 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3201-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is considered an important health issue worldwide, and early defibrillation is a key element for a favourable prognosis. In South Korea, public access defibrillation (PAD) programmes were initiated in 2007. However, the impact of PAD programmes on OHCA survival rates remains unclear. This study evaluated the deployment and maintenance status of public automatic external defibrillators (AED), including how frequently they were used, in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. Managers of possible AED sites were first contacted by telephone and asked to confirm the possession of an AED. AED suppliers were contacted for AED sales records to identify missing AED sites. AEDs located in ambulances and medical institutions were not included. Investigators visited confirmed AED sites and completed a checklist on AED maintenance and use. In total, 206 AEDs were located, indicative of an AED density of 0.268 AED/km2 and a prevalence of 6.07 per 100,000 in Busan Metropolitan City. We found that public AEDs had been used for resuscitation only 15 times, an average rate of use of once every 26.3 years. Our results indicate that AEDs in Busan Metropolitan City are underused according to the guidelines, and several are in low-priority locations. We believe that AED deployment based on cardiac arrest statistics is important to optimise layperson AED training and utilisation.
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- Chang Guk Yoon
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, 49201 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, 49201 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, 49201 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, 49201 Republic of Korea
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Huschak G, Dünnebier A, Kaisers UX, Bercker S. Automated External Defibrillator Use for In-Hospital Emergency Management. Anaesth Intensive Care 2016; 44:353-8. [DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1604400304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The in-hospital spread of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) is aimed to allow for a shock-delivery within three minutes. However, it has to be questioned if the implementation of AED alone really contributes to a ‘heart-safe hospital’. We performed a cohort study of 1008 in-hospital emergency calls in a university tertiary care hospital, analysing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) cases with and without AED use. In total, 484 patients (48%) had cardiac arrest and received CPR. Response time of the emergency team was 4.3 ± 4.0 minutes. Only 8% percent of the CPR cases had a shockable rhythm. In three of 43 placements a shock was delivered by the AED. There were no differences in survival between patients with CPR only and CPR with AED use. Our data do not support the use of an AED for in-hospital CPR if a professional response team is rapidly available.
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- G. Huschak
- MD, Anaesthetist, Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- MD, Anaesthetist, Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- MD, Anaesthetist, Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- MD, Anaesthetist, Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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Huschak G, Dünnebier A, Kaisers UX, Bercker S. Automated external defibrillator use for in-hospital emergency management. Anaesth Intensive Care 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1604400202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Summary The in-hospital spread of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) is aimed to allow for a shock-delivery within three minutes. However, it has to be questioned if the implementation of AED alone really contributes to a ‘heart-safe hospital’. Methods Cohort study of 1008 in-hospital emergency calls in a university tertiary care hospital. Analysis of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) cases with and without AED use. Results A number of 484 patients (48%) had cardiac arrest and received CPR. Response time of the emergency team was 4.3 ± 4.0 minutes. 8% percent of the CPR cases had a shockable rhythm. In only three cases of 43 placements a shock was delivered by the AED. There were no differences in survival between patients with CPR only and CPR with AED use. Conclusion Our data do not support the use of an AED for in-hospital CPR if a professional response team is rapidly available.
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- G. Huschak
- Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- Anaesthetist, Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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- Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany
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Perkins G, Handley A, Koster R, Castrén M, Smyth M, Olasveengen T, Monsieurs K, Raffay V, Gräsner JT, Wenzel V, Ristagno G, Soar J. [Adult basic life support and automated external defibrillation.]. Notf Rett Med 2015; 18:748-769. [PMID: 32214896 PMCID: PMC7088113 DOI: 10.1007/s10049-015-0081-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- G.D. Perkins
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Critical Care Unit, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Niederlande
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finnland
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, UK
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norwegen
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- Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgien
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgien
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- Municipal Institute for Emergency Medicine Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbien
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Deutschland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich
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- Department of Cardiovascular Research, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche „Mario Negri“, Milan, Italien
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015: Section 2. Adult basic life support and automated external defibrillation. Resuscitation 2015; 95:81-99. [PMID: 26477420 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 722] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ströhle M, Paal P, Strapazzon G, Avancini G, Procter E, Brugger H. Defibrillation in rural areas. Am J Emerg Med 2014; 32:1408-12. [PMID: 25224021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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AIM OF THE STUDY Automated external defibrillation (AED) and public access defibrillation (PAD) have become cornerstones in the chain of survival in modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Most studies of AED and PAD have been performed in urban areas, and evidence is scarce for sparsely populated rural areas. The aim of this review was to review the literature and discuss treatment strategies for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural areas. METHODS A Medline search was performed with the keywords automated external defibrillation (617 hits), public access defibrillation (256), and automated external defibrillator public (542). Of these 1415 abstracts and additional articles found by manually searching references, 92 articles were included in this nonsystematic review. RESULTS Early defibrillation is crucial for survival with good neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. Rapid defibrillation can be a challenge in sparsely populated and remote areas, where the incidence of cardiac arrest is low and rescuer response times can be long. The few studies performed in rural areas showed that the introduction of AED programs based on a 2-tier emergency medical system, consisting of Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support teams, resulted in a decrease in collapse-to-defibrillation times and better survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. CONCLUSIONS In rural areas, introducing AED programs and a 2-tier emergency medical system may increase survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. More studies on AED and PAD in rural areas are required.
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- Mathias Ströhle
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine, ICAR MEDCOM.
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine, ICAR MEDCOM; EURAC Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Viale Druso 1, I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
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- EURAC Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Viale Druso 1, I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
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- EURAC Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Viale Druso 1, I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine, ICAR MEDCOM; EURAC Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Viale Druso 1, I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
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In-hospital cardiac arrest characteristics and outcome after defibrillator implementation and education: from 1 single hospital in Sweden. Am J Emerg Med 2012; 30:1712-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Schober P, van Dehn FB, Bierens JJLM, Loer SA, Schwarte LA. Public access defibrillation: time to access the public. Ann Emerg Med 2011; 58:240-7. [PMID: 21295376 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Public accessible automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are increasingly made available in highly frequented places, allowing coincidental bystanders to defibrillate with minimal delay if necessary. Although the public, as the largest and most readily available group of potential rescuers, is assigned a key role in this concept of "public" access defibrillation, it is unknown whether bystanders are actually sufficiently prepared. We therefore investigate knowledge and attitudes toward AEDs among the public. METHODS Standardized interviews were conducted at the Central Railway Station of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a highly frequented and AED-equipped public place with a high number of travelers and visitors from all over the world. RESULTS Surveys from 1,018 participants from a total of 38 nations were analyzed, revealing a considerable lack of knowledge among the public. Less than half of participants (47%) would be willing to use an AED, and more than half (53%) were unable to recognize an AED. Overall, only a minority of individuals have sufficient knowledge and would be willing to use an AED. Differences between subgroups were identified, which may aid to tailor public information campaigns to specific target audiences. CONCLUSION Only a minority of individuals demonstrate sufficient knowledge and willingness to operate an AED, suggesting that the public is not yet sufficiently prepared for the role it is destined for. Wide-scale public information campaigns are an important next step to exploit the lifesaving potential of public access defibrillation.
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- Patrick Schober
- Department of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Impact of a PAD project in mountain communities with and without a local first response organised system: The CATENA project. Resuscitation 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.09.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Koster RW, Baubin MA, Bossaert LL, Caballero A, Cassan P, Castrén M, Granja C, Handley AJ, Monsieurs KG, Perkins GD, Raffay V, Sandroni C. Basismaßnahmen zur Wiederbelebung Erwachsener und Verwendung automatisierter externer Defibrillatoren. Notf Rett Med 2010; 13:523-542. [PMID: 32214895 PMCID: PMC7087822 DOI: 10.1007/s10049-010-1368-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R W Koster
- 1_1368Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Niederlande
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- 2_1368Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich
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- 3_1368Department of Critical Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgien
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- 4_1368Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spanien
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- European Reference Centre for First Aid Education, French Red Cross, Paris, Frankreich
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- 6_1368Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Schweden
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- 7_1368Emergency and Intensive Medicine Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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- 8_1368Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, Großbritannien
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- 9_1368Emergency Department, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgien
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- 10_1368University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School, Warwick, Großbritannien
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- Municipal Institute for Emergency Medicine Novi Sad, Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina, Serbien
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- 12_1368Catholic University School of Medicine, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rom, Italien
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Koster RW, Baubin MA, Bossaert LL, Caballero A, Cassan P, Castrén M, Granja C, Handley AJ, Monsieurs KG, Perkins GD, Raffay V, Sandroni C. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 2. Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators. Resuscitation 2010; 81:1277-92. [PMID: 20956051 PMCID: PMC7116923 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 380] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Rudolph W Koster
- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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de Vries W, Schelvis M, Rustemeijer I, Bierens JJLM. Self-training in the use of automated external defibrillators: The same results for less money. Resuscitation 2008; 76:76-82. [PMID: 17714851 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the educational benefits and cost-effectiveness of initial AED training for nurses, already trained in basic life support, by a 3-h, instructor-based course, with self-training by means of an instructional poster, a resuscitation manikin, and a training AED. METHODS Thirty general ward nurses from a single regional hospital were randomly allocated to one of two groups for training in the use of an AED. Fifteen nurses were trained by a certified instructor and 15 nurses participated in self-training using a poster, manikin, and training AED. Each nurse was assessed on 17 aspects of performance between 13 and 16 days after training. RESULTS The two groups were comparable for gender, seniority, and experience in resuscitation. No significant differences in performance were found between the groups for 14 of the skills tested. For three skills, there were statistical differences, but these were not considered to be of clinical relevance. If poster self-training were to be used instead of instructor-based courses, it was calculated that there would be a saving in costs of up to 47 euros for each nurse trained.
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- Wiebe de Vries
- Department of Education and Development, Doczero, Rondweg 29, NL-5406 NK Uden, The Netherlands.
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Nurmi J, Skrifvars MB, Rosenberg PH, Castrén M. Increase in rapid defibrillation programmes after publication of guidelines. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18:446-51. [PMID: 17062820 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE . To monitor the implementation of in-hospital resuscitation strategies including (i) rapid defibrillation programmes, (ii) the use of amiodarone for prolonged ventricular fibrillation, and (iii) uniform data collection on resuscitation, all recommended by international guidelines published in 2000 and by Finnish national resuscitation guidelines published in 2002. DESIGN In 2004, a questionnaire was sent to the chief anaesthesiologists. The results were compared with those of a previous study performed using similar methods in 2000. SETTING All public hospitals that provide anaesthetic services in Finland. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of hospitals allowing nurses to perform defibrillation without the presence of physician and number of hospitals using amiodarone as primary antiarrhythmic drug in resuscitation and performing uniform data collection. RESULTS The response rate was 95% (52/55). The proportion of the hospitals with rapid defibrillation programmes on general wards had increased from 15% in 2000 to 67% in 2004, and most (79%) hospitals had obtained automated external defibrillators. Amiodarone was used in 88% of the hospitals. Data collection of resuscitation attempts using definitions provided in the Utstein guidelines was performed only in 22% of the hospitals. CONCLUSIONS Rapid defibrillation programmes have markedly increased, and the use of amiodarone has been established in Finnish hospitals since the publication of the international and the national resuscitation guidelines.
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- Jouni Nurmi
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Perales-Rodríguez de Viguri N, Pérez Vela JL, Alvarez-Fernández JA. La desfibrilación temprana en la comunidad: romper barreras para salvar vidas. Med Intensiva 2006; 30:223-31. [PMID: 16938196 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-5691(06)74511-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is considered that in Spain, every year, we have more than 24,500 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Around 85% of these are secondary to ventricular fibrillation, with possibility of reversion in more than 90% if defibrillation is performed in the first minute of arrhythmia. However, if we delay this defibrillation, survival possibilities disappear in a few minutes. Clinical advances in last decades have not achieved satisfactory results in the treatment of cardiac arrest as survival rates at hospital discharge do not exceed 7%. Aware of this situation, the International Scientific Societies are recommending decreasing time to defibrillation, advising, at best, a time less than five minutes between the 112-call (emergency) and adequate electric discharge. Development of automated defibrillators in Emergency Medical Systems and their use by <<first responders>> of <<non-health care>> emergency services (police, fire fighters, etc) contribute to reach this objective. Because of this, Emergency Medical Systems are modifying their assistance strategies, to implement the early defibrillation as <<key to survival>>. Literature showed the effective value of automated defibrillators in the public areas but their efficiency level is less than that reached with the Emergency Services. Efficiency depends on multiple factors such as type of installation, accessibility level to emergency medical services or incidence rate of sudden cardiac arrest. Thus, their introduction should be preceded by a cost-effectiveness study. Effectiveness of automated defibrillators at home, where up to 80% of cardiac arrest are produced, has still not been evaluated. Nevertheless, in the USA, its marketing with this indication has been authorized.
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de Vries W, Bierens JJLM, Maas MWM. Moderate sea states do not influence the application of an AED in rigid inflatable boats. Resuscitation 2006; 70:247-53. [PMID: 16806638 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2005] [Revised: 12/29/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was to determine if the AED can be operated correctly on board rigid inflatable rescue boats (RIBs), and if downloading of data later for quality control is possible. METHODS Six AEDs were tested for their reliability, robustness and stability. Data were collected on three different types of RIBs, in a harbour and at sea. Each AED was connected to a volunteer and a manikin simulating VF. Data from the AED were continuously collected. RESULTS At one of the RIBs each AED became wet; no AED had a technical problem. When connected to the volunteer, the ECGs delivered by the AEDs showed a regular sinus rhythm. When connected to a manikin in VF, each AED was able to recognise VF and to provide a shock. There were differences in the time between first analysis and the shock. The voice prompt of the Zoll AED Plus was 'understandable', while the other AEDs were 'difficult to understand'. We had a problem with the infrared connection, which means that evaluation and quality control afterwards may be difficult. CONCLUSION The use of AEDs on RIBs during patient transport over calm water is possible and effective. The AED should have a screen and better features to download data. However, AEDs are only worthwhile when they fit well in the Chain of Survival (fast arrival, immediately availability of an AED, trained provider and advanced life support).
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- Wiebe de Vries
- Department of Education and Development, Doczero, Rondweg 29, NL-5406 NK Uden, The Netherlands.
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Handley AJ, Koster R, Monsieurs K, Perkins GD, Davies S, Bossaert L. European Resuscitation Council guidelines for resuscitation 2005. Section 2. Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators. Resuscitation 2006; 67 Suppl 1:S7-23. [PMID: 16321717 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 378] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Handley AJ, Koster R, Monsieurs K, Perkins GD, Davies S, Bossaert L, Bahr J. Lebensrettende Basismaßnahmen für Erwachsene und Verwendung automatisierter externer Defibrillatoren. Notf Rett Med 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s10049-006-0792-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Perales Rodríguez de Viguri N, Pérez Vela J, Bernat Adell A, Cerdá Vila M, Álvarez-Fernández J, Arribas López P, Latorre Arteche F, Martínez Rubio A, Ortega carnicer J, Fonseca San Miguel F, Cárdenas Cruz A. La resucitación cardiopulmonar en el hospital: recomendaciones 2005. Med Intensiva 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0210-5691(05)74257-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Whitfield R, Colquhoun M, Chamberlain D, Newcombe R, Davies CS, Boyle R. The Department of Health National Defibrillator Programme: analysis of downloads from 250 deployments of public access defibrillators. Resuscitation 2005; 64:269-77. [PMID: 15733753 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
From April 2000 to November 2002, the Department of Health (England) placed 681 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in 110 public places for use by volunteer lay first responders. An audit has been undertaken of the first 250 deployments, of which 182 were for confirmed cardiac arrest. Of these, 177 were witnessed whilst 5 occurred in situations that were remote or initially inaccessible to the responders. The response interval between collapse and the initiation of CPR or AED placement was estimated to be 3-5 min in most cases. Ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia (one case) was the first recorded rhythm in 146 cases (82%). In all, 44 of the 177 witnessed cases are known to have survived to hospital discharge (25%). Complete downloads are available for 173 witnessed cases and of these 140 were shocked: first-shock success, defined as termination of the fibrillatory waveform for 5 s or more, was achieved in 132 of them. When data quality permitted, the downloads were analysed with special reference to the numbers of compressions given and also to interruptions in compression sequences for ventilations, for rhythm analysis by the AED, for clinical checks, and for unexplained operator delays. The average rate of compressions during sequences was 120 min(-1), but because of interruptions, the actual number administered over a full minute from the first CPR prompt was a median of only 38. The speed of response by the lay first responders in relation to AED use was similar to that reported for healthcare professionals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Richard Whitfield
- Prehospital Emergency Research Unit, School of Medicine, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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