scholarly journals Public-Access Defibrillation in Sudden Cardiac Arrest

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruslan Linchak ◽  
Sergey Boytsov ◽  
Andrey Ardashev ◽  
Artem Kuzovlev
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Public Access Defibrillation

scholarly journals Public access defibrillation remains out of reach for most victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest

Heart ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 619-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles D Deakin ◽  
Elizabeth Shewry ◽  
Huon H Gray
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Public Access Defibrillation ◽  
South Central ◽  
Public Areas ◽  
Chain Of Survival ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionPublic access defibrillation (PAD) prior to ambulance arrival is a key determinant of survival from out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest. Implementation of PAD has been underway in the UK for the past 12 years, and its importance in strengthening the chain of survival has been recognised in the government's recent ‘Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy’. The extent of use of PAD in OOH cardiac arrests in the UK is unknown. We surveyed all OOH cardiac arrests in Hampshire over a 12-month period to ascertain the availability and effective use of PAD.MethodsA retrospective review of all patients with OOH cardiac arrest attended by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) in Hampshire during a 1-year period (1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012) was undertaken. Emergency calls were reviewed to establish the known presence of a PAD. Additionally, a review of all known PAD locations in Hampshire was undertaken, together with a survey of public areas where a PAD may be expected to be located.ResultsThe current population of Hampshire is estimated to be 1.76 million. During the study period, 673 known PADs were located in 278 Hampshire locations. Of all calls confirmed as cardiac arrest (n=1035), the caller reported access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) on 44 occasions (4.25%), successfully retrieving and using the AED before arrival of the ambulance on only 18 occasions (1.74%).ConclusionsDespite several campaigns to raise public awareness and make PADs more available, many public areas have no recorded AED available, and in those where an AED was available it was only used in a minority of cases by members of the public before arrival of the ambulance. Overall, a PAD was only deployed successfully in 1.74% OOH cardiac arrests. This weak link in the chain of survival contributes to the poor survival rate from OOH cardiac arrest and needs strengthening.

scholarly journals Outcomes of Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Public Location in the Public‐Access Defibrillation Era

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Murakami ◽  
Taku Iwami ◽  
Tetsuhisa Kitamura ◽  
Chika Nishiyama ◽  
Tatsuya Nishiuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Access Defibrillation ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

O153 Public access defibrillation- Results from the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR)

Global Heart ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e41-e42
Author(s):  
Marijana Lijovic ◽  
Stephen Bernard ◽  
Ziad Nehme ◽  
A/Prof Tony Walker ◽  
A/Prof Karen Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Public Access Defibrillation

Location of arrest and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among children in the public-access defibrillation era in Japan

Resuscitation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Matsui ◽  
Tetsuhisa Kitamura ◽  
Junya Sado ◽  
Kosuke Kiyohara ◽  
Daisuke Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Access Defibrillation ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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