title: Automated external defibrillators: prehospital use in advanced cardiac life support.
abstract: It is evident that AEDs may be used by minimally trained first responders to terminate VF safely and rapidly in victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. To enhance patient survival of out-of-hospital VF, there must be coordination between AED-trained first responders and ACLS providers.
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Michal
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001331:Automation; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*