ArticleBritish medical bulletin2016
Public access defibrillation: improving accessibility and outcomes.
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- National AED registries and coordinated AED systems as a system-level intervention to improve outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: lessons from Japan for Poland.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Public-Access Defibrillation in Megacities: Structural Barriers and Systemic Opportunities in Shanghai, China.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal disparities in automated external defibrillator access: identifying national deficits.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Innovative Training Strategies for Public Response to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scoping Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Review
- Optimizing automated external defibrillator deployment within the walking golden window for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases: a case study from a Chinese city.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- The Effect of Lacrosse Protective Equipment on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Shock.Journal of athletic training · 2022Article
- Knowledge and attitude of basic life support skills among female school teacher in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Walking Route-Based Calculation is Recommended for Optimizing Deployment of Publicly Accessible Defibrillators in Urban Cities.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Observational
- Influence of administrative intervention on the availability, utilization, and competency for the use of defibrillators in primary hospitals.Chinese medical journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWorldwide, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a serious problem. Public access defibrillation (PAD) has been shown to be effective in improving survival in OHCA with good neurological outcome. SOURCES OF DATA: Original articles, reviews and national/international guidelines. AREAS OF AGREEMENT: Limitations to how much we can improve ambulance response times mean that the public have an essential role to play in OHCA survival. Training of laypersons in the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) has been shown to improve outcomes. Placement of AEDs should be related to underlying population demographics. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY: Placements of AEDs face cost constraints. PAD programs also face challenges in the upkeep of AEDs. Concerns about legal liability for lay rescuers to act remain. GROWING POINTS: Systematic programs should be in place to train the public in PAD. All AEDs should be listed in national registries and available for usage in an emergency. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH: 'Smart' technology is being developed to improve accessibility of AEDs.
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