Public-Access Defibrillation in Sudden Cardiac Arrest (Short Review)
A public-access defibrillation is one of key techniques for improvement of the pre-hospital and in-hospital resuscitation success and survival rates of resuscitated patients in the case of a sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. The short review discus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Obŝaâ Reanimatologiâ |
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| Online Access: | https://www.reanimatology.com/rmt/article/view/1639 |
| Summary: | A public-access defibrillation is one of key techniques for improvement of the pre-hospital and in-hospital resuscitation success and survival rates of resuscitated patients in the case of a sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. The short review discusses the relation between the type of a sudden cardiac arrest and the survival rate, the 'chain of survival' concept and the role of early defibrillation, as well as the function of public-access defibrillation programs and the contribution of automated external defibrillators in prehospital and in-hospital resuscitation. In conclusion, the perspectives of introduction of the public-access defibrillation in Russia are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1813-9779 2411-7110 |