EMT-defibrillation: National Guidelines for implementation

Treatment of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests with Rapid Defibrillation by Emergency Medical Technicians

1980 • 470 citations

Prehospital Defibrillation Performed by Emergency Medical Technicians in Rural Communities

1984 • 307 citations

Improved neurologic recovery and survival after early defibrillation.

1984 • 231 citations

Treatment of ventricular fibrillation. Emergency medical technician defibrillation and paramedic services

1984 • 169 citations

Efficacy of an automated external defibrillator in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: validation of the diagnostic algorithm and initial clinical experience in a rural environment.

1986 • 169 citations

Automatic external defibrillators used by emergency medical technicians. A controlled clinical trial

1987 • 164 citations

A Study of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Northeastern Minnesota

1986 • 147 citations

Cardiac arrest treated with a new automatic external defibrillator by out-of-hospital first responders

1986 • 128 citations

Treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation

1984 • 126 citations

Prehospital defibrillation by basic-level emergency medical technicians

1984 • 10 citations

Blind defibrillation

1974 • 9 citations

Blind defibrillation by basic EMTs

1976 • 8 citations

Blind defibrillation outside the hospital

1976 • 4 citations

Automated external defibrillation in rural Southeastern Minesota communities

1986 • 3 citations

Defibrillation in the field: Should EMTs interpret rhythms?

1986 • 1 citations