Key result
Automated external defibrillators with pediatric attenuation devices and validated software are advocated as life-saving interventions for children experiencing ventricular fibrillation.
Population
Children experiencing ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports pediatric AED programs in public settings; leaves open need for prospective outcome trials.
Pediatricians should advocate for and guide the inclusion of children in AED programs, as recent evidence shows children experience ventricular fibrillation and can benefit from AEDs with appropriate pediatric modifications.
Markenson et al. (2007) conducted a review in Pediatric ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) was evaluated. Automated external defibrillators with pediatric attenuation devices and validated software are advocated as life-saving interventions for children experiencing ventricular fibrillation.
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