SENSITIVITY, ACCURACY, AND SAFETY OF AN AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR Report of a Field Evaluation
SENSITIVITY, ACCURACY, AND SAFETY OF AN AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR Report of a Field Evaluation
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10.1016/s0140-6736(84)92688-6
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1984-08
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R. Cummins;L. Bergner;M. Eisenberg;John A. Murray
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作者:
R. Cummins;L. Bergner;M. Eisenberg;John A. Murray
An automatic external defibrillator (AED) was used by paramedics to detect ventricular fibrillation and deliver countershocks in 39 people with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. The AED identified and delivered at least 1 countershock to 13 of the 16 people in ventricular fibrillation (81% sensitivity). The AED responded correctly to all 21 of the non-ventricular-fibrillation rhythms (8 other electrical rhythms, 13 asystole) with no countershocks (100% specificity). In 2 patients the rhythm could not be assessed. The device caused no injuries to patients or personnel. The performance of the AED was also analysed by considering each 15 s segment of ventricular fibrillation as a separate challenge; the device delivered a countershock in 19 of 29 such segments (66%).