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Public-Access Defibrillation And Survival After Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Alfred Hallstrom, Joseph P. Ornato
Public-Access Defibrillation And Survival After Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Alfred Hallstrom, Joseph P. Ornato
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BACKGROUND
The rate of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low. It is not known whether this rate will increase if laypersons are trained to attempt defibrillation with the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
METHODS
We conducted a prospective, community-based, multicenter clinical trial in which we randomly assigned community units (e.g., shopping malls and apartment complexes) to a structured and monitored emergency-response system involving lay volunteers trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) alone or in CPR and the use of AEDs. The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge.
RESULTS
More than …