Availability of automated external defibrillators in the city of Warsaw - status for May 2009.
Journal Title: Kardiologia Polska - Year 2010, Vol 68, Issue 1
Abstract
The most frequent cause of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Despite many efforts the prognosis in this patient group is poor. According to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recommendations, early defibrillation, preferably in the first 3-5 min, is a key link in the Chain of Survival after SCA. With an increasing number of available automated external defibrillators (AED) time from SCA to defibrillation may be reduced, thus resulting in the improvement of patients' prognosis. Therefore, the ERC recommends providing AED in public locations with a high incidence of cardiac arrests.
Authors and Affiliations
Andrzej Cacko, Anna Wyzgał, Agata Galas, Marcin Grabowski, Krzysztof J Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski
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