title: Automatic external defibrillator, life vest defibrillator, or both?
abstract: The standard of practice for out-of-hospital defibrillation is the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. However, much has been written and discussed about the use of automated external defibrillators. Not as much has been written about life vest wearable defibrillators.
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authors.lastname: Richard Conti
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D047548:Defibrillators; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult