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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract

Infrequent use of Public Access Defibrillation in spite of great benefit

Authors: Marianne Agerskov, Anne M Nielsen, Mads W Jørgensen, Freddy K Lippert, Lars S Rasmussen

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Special Issue 1/2015

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Despite wide dissemination of Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) and attempts to raise public awareness, use of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is still limited. We aimed to study the use of PAD in Copenhagen. We primarily sought to determine the proportion of OHCA victims with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) deployed before arrival of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). In addition, we compared characteristics of OHCA victims according to use of AED. …
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Title
Infrequent use of Public Access Defibrillation in spite of great benefit
Authors
Marianne Agerskov
Anne M Nielsen
Mads W Jørgensen
Freddy K Lippert
Lars S Rasmussen
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-23-S1-A7

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