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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2010

01-04-2010 | Correspondence

Must we always follow the instructions of automated external defibrillators?

Authors: Nicolas Paleiron, Anne Pegorie, Ba Vinh Nguyen, Christophe Giacardi, Diane Commandeur, Marc Danguy des Déserts, Medhi Ould-Ahmed

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2010

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Excerpt

Ventricular fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia associated with sudden death. The most effective treatment is defibrillation by external electric shock (EEC). Defibrillation is a key element in the chain of survival. The probability of success diminishes with time [1]. Introduced in 1979, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are now available in many public places; however, their reliability is not absolute. …
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Metadata
Title
Must we always follow the instructions of automated external defibrillators?
Authors
Nicolas Paleiron
Anne Pegorie
Ba Vinh Nguyen
Christophe Giacardi
Diane Commandeur
Marc Danguy des Déserts
Medhi Ould-Ahmed
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1731-x

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