Accurate Recognition and Effective Treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation by Automated External Defibrillators in Adolescents

To evaluate the accuracy and efficacy of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in patients 8 years of age. This was a retrospective cohort study of children

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1998-03, Vol.101 (3), p.393-397
Main Authors: Atkins, Dianne L, Hartley, Lori L, York, Douglas K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Cohort Studies
CPR (First aid)
CPR (First aid) for children
Defibrillators
Electric Countershock - instrumentation
Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care
Equipment Design
Evaluation
Female
Heart
Heart Arrest - etiology
Heart Arrest - therapy
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Male
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Methods
Pediatrics
Resuscitation
Retrospective Studies
Teenagers
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation - therapy
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Summary:To evaluate the accuracy and efficacy of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in patients 8 years of age. This was a retrospective cohort study of children
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.101.3.393