First appropriate use of automated external defibrillator in an infant.
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are currently not recommended for use in children under 1 year of age. We report the first description of successful AED defibrillation in an infant using a 50 J shock and provide rationale for employing these life-saving devices in infants at risk for sudden cardiac death.
Bar-Cohen
Yaniv
Y
Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Walsh
Edward P
EP
Love
Barry A
BA
Cecchin
Frank
F
D047548:Defibrillators; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*