title: The Alabama automated defibrillation pilot program.
abstract: The Alabama Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians is now sponsoring a pilot program using EMT-Basic equipped with semi-automatic ("smart") defibrillators for the treatment of cardiac arrest patients in the field. This article outlines the rationale for the program along with present status of results.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sneed
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004867:Equipment Design; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods