AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. TIME FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ADVOCACY AND BROADER UTILIZATION
Abstract
More than 6 years ago, the American Heart Association published Improving Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest: The "Chain of Survival" Concept. The paper identified the idea that all communities should adopt the principle of early defibrillation. This principle applies to all personnel who are expected, as part of their professional duties, to perform basic CPR: They must carry an AED and be trained to operate it. Health professionals who have a duty to respond to a person in cardiac arrest should have a defibrillator available either immediately or within 1 to 2 minutes. Responsible personnel should authorize and implement more widespread use of automated external defibrillation by community responders and allied health responders.
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Smith S.C., Richard S. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. TIME FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ADVOCACY AND BROADER UTILIZATION. Pacific Medical Journal. 2006;(1):87-89. (In Russ.)
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