Heart 2005;91:1505-1506
EDITORIAL
Reality of out of hospital cardiac arrest
Correspondence to:
Michael F O’Rourke MD
DSc, St Vincent’s Clinic, 438 Victoria Street, NSW 2010, Australia; M.ORourke{at}unsw.edu.au
The high mortality rates associated with out of hospital cardiac arrest, particularly those occurring in the home, stress the need for early treatment in the form of publicly accessible external defibrillators
Abbreviations: CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; DOH, UK Department of Health; VF, ventricular fibrillation
Keywords: ventricular fibrillation; cardiac arrest; heart attack; public access defibrillation
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