ReviewCureus2023
The Role of Automated External Defibrillator Use in the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate and Outcome: A Systematic Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2025 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Part 2. Current status of cardiac arrest and the chain of survival.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026Guideline
- 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
- Strengthening Workplace Health Promotion Through Emergency Preparedness: A Normative Mediation Analysis.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Barriers and enablers to public access defibrillation - an international RAND-UCLA consensus study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Cardiac Arrest Care on United States Golf Courses-Up to Par Yet?Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests at sport and recreational events in England, 2015-2022.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- Identifying optimal locations for automated external defibrillators (AED) in Freiburg: development and validation of a machine learning model based on demographic and infrastructural data.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bystander CPR and AED rates in Canada.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Sudden cardiac arrest mortality in China: temporal trends and risk factors.Military Medical Research · 2025Article
- Rising sudden cardiac deaths among young Indian actors and models: The role of steroids, extreme fitness, and societal pressure.Global cardiology science & practice · 2025Article
- The impact of drone delivery of an automated external defibrillator: a simulation feasibility study.British paramedic journal · 2025Article
- Cost-effectiveness of a community first responder system for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Belgium.Open heart · 2025Article
- Volunteer responders' experience of attending a paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Denmark: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Cardiac Arrest: Can Technology Be the Solution?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Ambulance Delay Zones and AED Placement in a Southern Brazilian City.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A practice-oriented framework for basic life support training of Brazilian school teachers: integrating Law 13,722/2018, andragogy, and the health belief model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of a Community First Responder System for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Poland.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2025Article
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- Pre-hospital care after return of spontaneous circulation: Are we achieving our targets?Resuscitation plus · 2024Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a significant cause of death. The chance of survival significantly increases when immediate defibrillation with an on-site automated external defibrillator (AED) is available. Our aim is to systematically evaluate the impact of public access defibrillators (PAD) on the outcomes of outpatient cardiac arrest. We conducted a systematic review of the data from global studies on the role of bystander and emergency medical service (EMS) interventions, primarily focusing on the usage of AEDs, during OHCA events. The results highlight the critical significance of PADs in improving survival outcomes in OHCA settings. The majority of OHCA incidents occurred in private residences, but public spaces such as schools and airports had better outcomes, likely due to AED accessibility and trained individuals. Placing AEDs in public areas, especially high-risk zones, can boost survival chances. Timely defibrillation, particularly by bystanders, correlated with better survival and neurological conditions. The review emphasizes the importance of widespread cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED training, strategic AED placement, and continuous monitoring of interventions and outcomes to enhance survival rates and neurological recovery after OHCAs. This systematic review showed that bystander interventions, including CPR and AED usage, significantly increased the survival rate. Overall, immediate response and accessibility to AEDs in public areas can significantly improve outcomes in OHCA events.
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