title: Use of automated external defibrillator in Peruvian out-of-hospital environment: improving emergency response in Latin America.
abstract: This case report relates out-of-hospital care to a patient with risk factors treated in the out-of-hospital services after cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation. The patient was treated according to the standards of basic life support and advanced cardiovascular life support; by applying an automated external defibrillator (AED) with favorable outcome and successful recovery of the patient from his risk of life condition. This is the first documented report with a favorable outcome in Peru, in out-of-hospital services and stresses the desirability of adopting policies for public access to early defibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lister
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loret de Mola
authors.affiliation: Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arroyo
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solórzano
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Raffo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escalante-Kanashiro
authors.affiliation: Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Giuliana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matos-Iberico