In order to remove obstacles preventing immediate defibrillation, the medical community and the media worked together to highlight the importance of public access defibrillation. Under increasing ...
More than 40 studies confirm its effectiveness. Philips’ high-current/low energy therapy ensures a potent defibrillation dose, while at the same time, minimizing side effects that may be harmful ...
Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and offer the potential for painless termination of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Reduction in ...
If there is any doubt about whether a pulse is present, begin compressions. The temperature at which defibrillation should first be attempted in the severely hypothermic patient and the number of ...
The value of a shorter detection interval for SVT-VT discrimination is illustrated by the EMPIRIC (Comparison of Empiric to Physician-Tailored Programming of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators) ...