Arrest 4: Out-of-hospital resuscication with automated external defribillators

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Chapter 1 Introduction and Outline

PART I Effectiveness of First Responder Defibrillation

Chapter 2 A Controlled Clinical Trial in the Use of the Automated External Defibrillator by First Responders in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 3 Health System Costs of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Relation to Time to Shock

PART II Improvements in (the Use of) the Automated External Defibrillator

Chapter 4 A Prospective, Randomised and Blinded Comparison of First Shock Success of Monophasic and Biphasic Waveforms in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 5 Interruption of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with the Use of the Automated External Defibrillator in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 6 VF Recurrence: Characteristics and Patient Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 7 Training of Police Officers as First Responders with an Automated External Defibrillator

Chapter 8 Trained First Responders with an Automated External Defibrillator: How do they Perform in Real Resuscitation Attempts?

PART III Treatment and Outcome after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 9 ICD-implantation Guidelines versus Clinical Practise; a Prospective Study of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors

Chapter 10 Assessment of Quality of Life after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Successful Resuscitation

Chapter 11 Cognitive Impairment in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 12 Summary and General Conclusions

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