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Automated external defibrillation by very young, untrained children.
Luan Lawson,Juan A. March +1 more
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Although this study suggests that even very young, untrained children can successfully perform automated external defibrillation, training does significantly decrease the time to delivery of first shock.About:
This article is published in Prehospital Emergency Care.The article was published on 2002-07-01. It has received 41 citations till now.read more
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Importance and Implementation of Training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation in Schools A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
Diana M. Cave,Tom P. Aufderheide,Jeffrey Beeson,Alison Ellison,Andrew Gregory,Mary Fran Hazinski,Loren F. Hiratzka,Keith G. Lurie,Laurie J. Morrison,Vincent N. Mosesso,Vinay M. Nadkarni,Jerald Potts,Ricardo A. Samson,Michael R. Sayre,Stephen M. Schexnayder +14 more
TL;DR: This statement recommends that training in CPR and familiarization with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) should be required elements of secondary school curricula and provides the rationale for implementation of CPR training, as well as guidance in overcoming barriers to implementation.
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How best to teach CPR to schoolchildren: A systematic review ☆
Nina Plant,Katherine Taylor +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence shows that cardiopulmonary training, delivered in various ways, is successful in a wide age range of children, and legislative and funded mandates to provide such training to schoolchildren are recommended.
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Skill acquisition and retention in automated external defibrillator (AED) use and CPR by lay responders: a prospective study
Malcolm Woollard,Richard Whitfield,Anna Smith,Michael Colquhoun,Michael Colquhoun,Robert G. Newcombe,Norman J. Vetter,D. Chamberlain,D. Chamberlain +8 more
TL;DR: Although this course was judged to be effective in teaching delivery of counter-shocks, the need was identified for more emphasis on positioning of electrodes, pre-shock safety checks, airway opening, ventilation volume, checking for signs of a circulation, hand positioning, and depth and rate of chest compressions.
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Basic life support skills of high school students before and after cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: a longitudinal investigation
TL;DR: BLS training in high school seems highly effective considering the minimal amount of previous knowledge the students possess, and significant improvement and a good retention rate four months after training are observed.
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Sudden Cardiac Death
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Improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest: the "chain of survival" concept. A statement for health professionals from the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Subcommittee and the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee, American Heart Association.
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Outcomes of Rapid Defibrillation by Security Officers after Cardiac Arrest in Casinos
Terence D. Valenzuela,Denise J. Roe,Graham Nichol,Lani Clark,Daniel W. Spaite,Richard G. Hardman +5 more
TL;DR: Rapid defibrillation by nonmedical personnel using an automated external defibrillator can improve survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation.
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Predicting survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a graphic model.
TL;DR: A graphic model that describes survival from sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest as a function of time intervals to critical prehospital interventions is developed and is useful in planning community EMS programs, comparing EMS systems, and showing how different arrival times within a system affect survival rate.