Aim To systematically review studies comparing bystander automated external defibrillator
(AED) use to no AED use in regard to clinical outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest …

A 55-year-old man collapses while jogging through the park. A bystander finds him
unconscious and without a pulse and initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation while an …

DESPITE 40 YEARS OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCI-tation (CPR) therapies, overall
survival rates af-ter cardiac arrest remain poor. Recent data suggest that the death toll in the …

ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines, Fourth Edition, presents the
current standards and guidelines that help health and fitness establishments provide high …

The use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) has a major impact in the management
of cardiac arrest and substantial implications for public health. It is therefore important for the …

Background—Therapeutic hypothermia can improve survival and neurological outcomes in
cardiac arrest survivors, but its cost-effectiveness is uncertain. We sought to evaluate the …

Background—Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is frequent and has poor outcomes.
Defibrillation by trained targeted nontraditional responders improves survival versus …

Many sudden cardiac deaths are due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). The use of defibrillators
in hospitals or by outpatient emergency medical services (EMS) personnel can save many …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Our objective is to evaluate the incremental cost-effectiveness of use of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) by lay …

Objective. To estimate potential costs and benefits of routinely using tandem mass
spectrometry (MS/MS) to screen newborns for inborn errors of metabolism. Method. Analysis …