The following is reproduced with permission of Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.,
from the paper of the same title published in
Resuscitation Volume 61, No.1 (April 2004), pages 49-54.
Abstract:
We describe the design of a universal report form for use by lay-responders
using an automated external defibrillator (AED) as part of a national programme
for public access defibrillation (PAD).
The form was designed initially because the Department of Health in England required
detailed audit data about the national programme for public access defibrillation they initiated.
At that time (1999) there was very little reported experience of public access defibrillation
and none from the UK.
The form evolved pragmatically as experience showed the wide range of situations under which
lay-persons might use an AED, and also the information likely to be available
that could be collected reliably. This report may help others who wish to audit schemes for PAD
and facilitate the evolution of an internationally acceptable template for data collection.
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