Effectiveness of automated external defibrillators in high schools in greater Boston

Hannah England; Caitlin Hoffman; Thomas Hodgman; Sushil Singh; Munther Homoud; Jonathan Weinstock; Mark Link; N. A Mark Estes

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.020

Effectiveness of automated external defibrillators in high schools in greater Boston

Hannah England, Caitlin Hoffman, Thomas Hodgman, Sushil Singh, Munther Homoud, Jonathan Weinstock, Mark Link, N. A Mark Estes

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A program using a strategy of donating a single automatic external defibrillator to 35 schools in the Boston area resulted in compliance with American Heart Association guidelines on automatic external defibrillator placement and training and 2 successful resuscitations from sudden cardiac arrest. Participating schools indicated a high degree of satisfaction with the program.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1484-1486
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Cardiology
Volume	95
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.020
State	Published - Jun 15 2005

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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