Widespread Public Defibrillators May Save Lives
As lifesaving devices increase, so do the number of heart attack survivors, Japanese study finds. The availability of public automated external defibrillators (AEDs) increases the odds of surviving a heart attack with little neurological consequences, suggests new research.
In Japan, where AEDs are available nationwide, a study found that about 14 percent of people who had bystander-witnessed cardiac arrest from an irregular heart rhythm survived with a good neurological outcome. By contrast, 31.
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