Survival of people with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is not improved by equipping first responders with an automated external defibrillator - 24/08/11
Abstract |
Question |
Will the use of automated external defibrillators by the police or firefighters result in better clinical outcomes for people with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
Study design |
Cross-over randomised controlled trial.
Main results |
There was no significant difference in hospital discharge rates for people experiencing a cardiac arrest between areas in which firefighters and police officers were equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and those areas in which they were not (see Table 1). AEDs significantly improved the return of spontaneous circulation and admission to hospital.
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Authors’ conclusions |
Survival to hospital discharge in people experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was not improved by equipping first responders with automated external defibrillators.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Heart arrest, Emergency services, Automated external defibrillators, Randomised controlled trial, Mortality
Plan
 | Abstract from: van Alem AP, Vrenken RH, de Vos R, et al. Use of automated external defibrillator by first responders in out of hospital cardiac arrest: prospective controlled trial. BMJ 2003; 327: 1312–1315. |
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