defibrillation

In a paper in the June edition of the Irish Medical Journal, medics state "prompt resuscitation and automated external defibrillation enabled a full recovery".

Thirty-seven nurses participated and results showed significant improvements for time to defibrillation and self-confidence.

However, the subgroup analysis results showed that when the left ventricular lead was positioned at the anterolateral cardiac vein (ALCV), the RVMS group had an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and appropriate defibrillation (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.29, P = 0.01 and HR = 4.33, P < 0.01, respectively); when the left ventricular lead was at the posterolateral cardiac vein (PLCV), these risks in the RVMS group decreased (HR = 0.45, P = 0.02 and HR = 0.33, P < 0.01, respectively), and when the left ventricular lead was at the lateral cardiac vein, there was no difference between the two groups.

The only effective therapy for SCA is early defibrillation. Waiting for an ambulance response is not viable; for every minute defibrillation is delayed survival falls by seven-10 per cent.

Every without defibrillation reduce a chance of by around NEAS Ms Jackson, who works at a cafe in Wallsend, said: "My partner looked out of the window and he just ran out to help.

Medtronic announced results from a research study demonstrating the feasibility of a novel approach to delivering pacing and defibrillation therapy in which a lead is placed under the sternum, outside of the heart and veins.

Moreover, in a simulation study by Pytte et al., both the times from the last compression to defibrillation and from defibrillation to chest compression were shorter with manual defibrillators than with AEDs, which was also supported by a retrospective study on actual patients by Kramer-Johansen et al.

Staff from Millers Bar, shopkeepers from the parade of shops in Hipperholme, Rotarians and members of Heartbeat, the community defibrillation charity, attended the training session run by John Spikings, community defibrillation trainer.

Although mortality rates decrease dramatically with effective defibrillation via direct current shock, one-third of STEMI patients die because of primary ventricular fibrillation within the first 2 hours after the onset of symptoms.