Mobile Automated External Defibrillator Response System during Road Races

In Japan, an automated external defibrillator (AED) response system for runners included paramedics on bicycles who carried AEDs, on-foot teams, and a central dispatch system. During 251 races, 28 of 30 runners who had a cardiac arrest were successfully resuscitated.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 379; no. 5; pp. 488 - 489
Main Authors Kinoshi, Tomoya, Tanaka, Shota, Sagisaka, Ryo, Hara, Takahiro, Shirakawa, Toru, Sone, Etsuko, Takahashi, Hiroyuki, Sakurai, Masaru, Maki, Akira, Takyu, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Hideharu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 02.08.2018
Subjects
Adult
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Defibrillators
Emergency Medical Technicians
Female
Heart Arrest - therapy
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Running
Ventricular Fibrillation - therapy
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Summary:In Japan, an automated external defibrillator (AED) response system for runners included paramedics on bicycles who carried AEDs, on-foot teams, and a central dispatch system. During 251 races, 28 of 30 runners who had a cardiac arrest were successfully resuscitated.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc1803218