@article{7a9445cecbc84f61b1e68ae32b21fcad,
title = "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation alone vs. cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus automated external defibrillator use by non-healthcare professionals: a meta-analysis on 1583 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest",
abstract = "Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) accounts for 250.000-350.000 sudden cardiac deaths per year in the United States. The availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) promoted the implementation of public access defibrillation programs based on out-of-hospital early defibrillation by non-healthcare professionals.",
keywords = "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Caregivers, Defibrillators, Electric Countershock, Emergency Medical Services, Heart Arrest, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Caregivers, Defibrillators, Electric Countershock, Emergency Medical Services, Heart Arrest, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic",
author = "Tommaso Sanna and Andrea Scapigliati and Gualtiero Ricciardi and Gemma Pelargonio and {La Torre}, Giuseppe and {De Waure}, Chiara and {Dello Russo}, Antonio and Michela Casella and Fulvio Bellocci",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.08.001",
language = "English",
volume = "76",
pages = "226--232",
journal = "Resuscitation",
issn = "0300-9572",
publisher = "Elsevier Science Ireland Limited:PO Box 85, Limerick Ireland:011 353 61 709600, 011 353 61 61944, EMAIL: usinfo-f@elsevier.com, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.com, Fax: 011 353 61 709114",
}