We thank Michael Shuster and Wes Clark for their comments about our article. 1
Unfortunately, we find no firm basis for their enthusiasm. While we have noted that the use of …

Medtronic Physio Control Corp. requires medical delegation and overall supervision by a
physician. Will the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons demand that such physicians have …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of contemporary
automatic external defibrillator (AED) use. Background: In the PAD (Public Access …

ContextSudden cardiac death is a major public health problem in the United States, and
improving survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has been the subject of intense study …

Traditional responses to hospitalized patients who are experiencing cardiac arrest vary
according to where in the hospital the event occurs. Critical care nurses on code teams often …

Introduction: Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External
Defibrillator (AED) use improve survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Volunteer first …

We have read the article by Moseosso et al. 1 w ith great interest. We completely agree with
their conclusion and would like to add our opinion about the study. We are concerned by the …

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurs with an incidence of approximately 55 per
100000 inhabitants per year1 and a probability of survival-to-hospital discharge of only 1 …

Introduction Lay use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) before the arrival of
emergency medical services (EMS) providers on scene increases survival after out-of …

Objective The objectives were to identify the components of a program to deliver early
defibrillation that optimizes the effectiveness of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in …