The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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August 14, 2006
                		
                	Automated External Defibrillators
					
					
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Automated External Defibrillators
August 14, 2006 (Issue: 1241)
					Sudden cardiac arrest has a survival rate of about 6% without immediate defibrillation. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can be found in many public locations such as shopping malls, office buildings and schools. Some patients may ask their...more
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
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