ArticleOpen access emergency medicine : OAEM2017
Automated external defibrillation training on the left or the right side - a randomized simulation study.
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- Impact of secondary anterior-posterior defibrillator pad placement on chest compression interruptions: a three-arm randomised manikin-based simulation study among Dutch ambulance teams.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- American Heart Association Automated External Defibrillator Symposium: Summary and Recommendations.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators for successful AED usage during in-situ simulated in-hospital cardiac arrest.Resuscitation plus · 2022Article
- Basic life support skills can be improved among certified basic life support instructors.Resuscitation plus · 2021Article
- Bystander performance using the 2010 vs 2015 ERC guidelines: A post-hoc analysis of two randomised simulation trials.Resuscitation plus · 2021Article
- The general public's ability to operate automated external defibrillator: A controlled simulation study.World journal of emergency medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCorrect placement of the left automated external defibrillator (AED) electrode is rarely achieved. AED electrode placement is predominantly illustrated and trained with the rescuer sitting on the right side of the patient. Placement of the AED electrodes from the left side of the patient may result in a better overview of and access to the left lateral side of the thorax. This study aimed to investigate if training in automated external defibrillation on the left side compared to the right side of a manikin improves left AED electrode placement.
methodsLaypeople attending basic life support training were randomized to learn automated external defibrillation from the left or right side of a manikin. After course completion, participants used an AED and placed AED electrodes in a simulated cardiac arrest scenario.
resultsIn total, 40 laypersons were randomized to AED training on the left (n=19 [missing data =1], 63% female, mean age: 47.3 years) and right (n=20, 75% female, mean age: 48.7 years) sides of a manikin. There was no difference in left AED electrode placement when trained on the left or right side: the mean (SD) distances to the recommended left AED electrode position were 5.9 (2.1) cm vs 6.9 (2.2) cm (
conclusionTraining in automated external defibrillation on the left side of a manikin does not improve left AED electrode placement compared to training on the right side.
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