Failure of cardiac rhythm analysis by automated external defibrillator in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Authors:
Ch. P. Cmorej 1; E. Smržová 1,2; J. Mach 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Zdravotnická záchranná služba Ústeckého kraje, Ústí nad Labem
1; Klinika anesteziologie, perioperační a intenzivní medicíny, Fakulta zdravotnických studií, Univerzita J. E. Purkyně a Masarykovy nemocnice v Ústí nad Labem
2; Časopis Urgentní medicína
3
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., 29, 2018, č. 3, s. 135-138
Category:
Case Reports
Overview
We present a case study of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation, in which analysis by the automated external defibrillator (AED) failed. Defibrillation was performed by the emergency medical service. The authors further discuss the causes of AED failure and its implications for the early defibrillation project in the Ústí Region.
keywords:
automated external defibrillator – cardiac rhythm analysis – failure - resuscitation
Sources
1. DeLuca L, Simpson A, Beskind, D, et al. Analysis of Automated External Defibrillator Device Failures Reported to the Food and Drug Administration. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012;29:103−111.
2. Zijlstra D, Bekkers L, Hulleman M, et al. Automated external defibrillator and operator performance in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2017;18:140−146.
3. Cross B, Link M. Erroneous shock by an AED: Importance of obtaining AED tracing to prevent inappropriate ICD implantation. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2015;1:62–63.
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