The American Heart Association
has developed the following treatment steps
for using an AED in a cardiac arrest situation

 

http://www.padl.org/ has many articles and Letters about Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)

"In-Flight Lifesavers" by John Crewdson

The Chicago Tribune, November 22, 1998

 

"A Second Chance at Life" by Kathryn Trim

... defibrillators are saving people's lives, but not everyone has access to them ...

Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, November 1998

 

"A shocking story: handy defibrillators" by Rachel K. Sobel

Devices kept at public venues could save lives

U.S. News & World Report, September 28, 1998

 

"More Workplaces Make Defibrillators Part of First Aid Kit"

Health Journal by Marilyn Chase

The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 1998

 

"AED Safety: A Review of the Data"

A Report from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

William E. Sanders, Jr., M.D. and colleagues.

August 10, 1998

 

A Letter to AED Manufacturers Urging Truthfullness and Competitive Fairness in Advertising
Practices
. From Roger D. White, M.D. of the Mayo Clinic, July 8, 1998

 

"Defibrillators Enter the Business  Marketplace" by Richard A. Lazar

Occupational Health & Safety, August 1997

 

"Home Defibrillation: Has the Time Arrived?" by C. Richard Conti, M.D.

Journal of Clinical Cardiology, Volume 21, Page 313 (1998)