The Automated External Defibrillator: Heterogeneity of Legislation, Mapping and Use across Europe. New Insights from the ENSURE Study

The Automated External Defibrillator: Heterogeneity of Legislation, Mapping and Use across Europe. New Insights from the ENSURE Study

Introduction: The rapid use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) is crucial for increased survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Many factors could play a role in limiting the chance of an AED use. We aimed to verify the situation regarding AED legislation, the AED mapping...

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Main Authors: Enrico Baldi, Niccolò B. Grieco, Giuseppe Ristagno, Hajriz Alihodžić, Valentine Canon, Alexei Birkun, Ruggero Cresta, Diana Cimpoesu, Carlo Clarens, Julian Ganter, Andrej Markota, Pierre Mols, Olympia Nikolaidou, Martin Quinn, Violetta Raffay, Fernando Rosell Ortiz, Ari Salo, Remy Stieglis, Anneli Strömsöe, Ingvild Tjelmeland, Stefan Trenkler, Jan Wnent, Jan-Thorsten Grasner, Bernd W. Böttiger, Simone Savastano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
automated external defibrillator (AED) system
legislation
first responders
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/5018

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