In-hospital resuscitation with automated external defibrilliator
Løfgren, B.; Wahlgreen, C.; Hoffmann, A.Mette.; Poulsen, T.Svenstrup.; Krarup, N.Henrik.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 171(5): 308-310
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 19176157 Document Number: 633493
Early defibrillation is a determinant of survival in cardiac arrest. We report a Danish case of successful in-hospital resuscitation using an automated external defibrillator (AED). This case illustrates important aspects of implementation of in-hospital use of an AED, i.e. location of the AED, education of the staff, systematic registration and data collection and technical aspects of AED use. If in-hospital AED implementation is carefully executed, its use may provide a safe and effective way of obtaining early defibrillation.