title: Automated external defibrillators in public places: position statement from the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK.
abstract: Position statements published by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK are quick reference or information documents and include up to 10 short points of clinical relevance for the Sport and Exercise Medicine community as well as for general practitioners and health professionals. The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK has published a statement to create greater awareness that the survival rate from Sudden Cardiac Arrest could improve with prompt access to an automated external defibrillator (AED).
authors.affiliation: Head of Sports Medicine Crystal Palace FC, Sports Medicine Physician Pure Sports Clinic, UK.
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: Countess of Chester NHS Trust and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somauroo
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D047548:Defibrillators / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D011633:Public Facilities; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Medicine