Defibrillation pad placement accuracy among Advanced Life Support instructors: A manikin-based observational study examining experience, self-evaluation, and actual performance [PDF]
Resuscitation PlusBackground: Ventricular fibrillation is common in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Early and effective defibrillation is important for their survival. Effective defibrillation depends highly on correct positioning of the defibrillation pads.
Dennie Wulterkens +4 more
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Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2010 Defibrillation is the only effective treatment for ventricular fibrillation (VF). Optimal methods for defibrillation in children are derived and extrapolated from adult data.
Haskell Sarah, Atkins Dianne
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Ireland 2012 to 2020: Bystander CPR, bystander defibrillation and survival in the Utstein comparator group [PDF]
Resuscitation PlusBackground: The Irish Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest registry (OHCAR) collects data based on the internationally recognised Utstein template. The Utstein comparator group (bystander witnessed and initial shockable rhythm) has specific relevance in ...
Tomás Barry +6 more
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Association between the number of prehospital defibrillation attempts and neurologic outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients without on-scene return of spontaneous circulation [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021 Objective Delivery of prehospital defibrillation for shockable rhythms by emergency medical service providers is crucial for successful resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.
Seulki Choi +6 more
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History and perspectives of the defibrillation
Терапевтический архив, 2021 History of the discovery of fibrillation and defibrillation, stages of the development of the concept of defibrillation are described in the article. The differences in mechanisms of different types of defibrillation are given here.
Georgy O. Isaev +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Defibrillation is accomplished by the passage of sufficient current through the heart to terminate ventricular fibrillation (VF). Although current-based defibrillation has been shown to be superior to energy-based defibrillation with monophasic waveforms,
Weiming Li +7 more
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Trials, 2020 Background Despite high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation, and antiarrhythmic medications, some patients remain in refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Ian R. Drennan +9 more
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External defibrillation on an implantable defibrillator [PDF]
Journal of Anesthesia, 2013 To the Editor: Despite the best efforts of healthcare providers, guideline-conform treatment failure is expected to occur, particularly in real-world emergency situations [1]. In the case reported here, a 79-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) presented to the emergency room with
Fani Zagkli +2 more
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Terminating spiral waves with a single designed stimulus: Teleportation as the mechanism for defibrillation [PDF]
, 2021 We demonstrate a universal mechanism for terminating spiral waves in excitable media using an established topological framework. This mechanism dictates whether high- or low-energy defibrillation shocks succeed or fail. Furthermore, this mechanism allows for the design of a single minimal stimulus capable of defibrillating, at any time, turbulent ...
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Factors associated with delayed defibrillation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A prospective simulation study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Early defibrillation is an important factor of survival in cardiac arrest. However, novice resuscitators often struggle with cardiac arrest patients.
Christoph Castan +8 more
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