Effectiveness of automated external defibrillators in high schools in greater Boston.
A program using a strategy of donating a single automatic external defibrillator to 35 schools in the Boston area resulted in compliance with American Heart Association guidelines on automatic external defibrillator placement and training and 2 successful resuscitations from sudden cardiac arrest. Participating schools indicated a high degree of satisfaction with the program.
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New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
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Caitlin
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Hodgman
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Singh
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Weinstock
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D000293:Adolescent; D001900:Boston / Q000453:epidemiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D047548:Defibrillators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008348:Manikins; D011634:Public Health; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D012574:Schools