• Clinical Summary (Chan): Hospital Variation in Time to Defibrillation After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (3307156.A) - PDF, 213 kb

Defibrillation Journal Articles

• Chan PS, Nichol G,  Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, et al. Hospital variation in time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest  Archives of Internal Medicine 2009 Jul 27;169(14):1265-73
• Chan PS, Krumholz HM, Nichol G, et al. Delayed time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest  New England Journal of Medicine 2008 Jan 3;358(1):9-17 

AEDs

• AED Defibrillator Medical Authorization (3305215.B) - PDF, 71 kb
• Sample AED Site Information form for EMS (3201393-000) - PDF, 42 kb
• Sample AED Policy (3304314.A) - PDF, 121 kb
• Sample Procedure for LPCR Plus, Express and LP500 (3202296-001) - PDF, 72 kb
• The Public Access Defibrillation Trial (3205264-000) - PDF, 111 kb
• AED Program Implementation Guide for Business and Industry (3207681-000) - PDF, 311 kb
• AED Challenge (3303023.A) - PDF, 769 kb

Law Enforcement

• Law Enforcement AED Implementation Guide (3203137-001) - PDF, 868 kb

Schools

• AED Procedure for Schools (3202822-002) - PDF, 100 kb
• AED Policy for Schools (3202823-002) - PDF, 85 kb
• AED Implementation Guide for Schools (3203320-001) - PDF, 2,221 kb

AED Journal Articles

• Adams BD, Jones RJ, Delgado RE, Larkin GL, American Heart Association National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators. Cardiac arrests of hospital staff and visitors: experience from the national registry of cardiopulmonary resuscitation  Resuscitation 2009 Jan;80(1):65-8
• Friedman FD, Dowler K, Link MS.  A public access defibrillation programme in non-inpatient hospital areas  Resuscitation 2006 Jun;69(3):407-11
• Hallstrom AP, Ornato JP, Weisfeldt M, Travers A, et al. Public-access defibrillation and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest  New England Journal of Medicine 2004 Aug 12;351(7):637-46
• Eames P, Larsen PD, Galletly DC.  Comparison of ease of use of three automated external defibrillators by untrained lay people  Resuscitation 2003 Jul;58(1):25-30
• Ornato JP, McBurnie MA, Nichol G, Salive M, et al.  The public access defibrillation (PAD) trial  Resuscitation 2003 Feb;56(2):135-47
• Caffrey SL, Willoughby PJ, Pepe PE, Becker LB. Public use of automated external defibrillators  New England Journal of Medicine 2002 Oct 17;347(16):1242-7
• Nelson ME, Zenas CS. Losing the race to resuscitate  Nursing Management 1998 Apr;29(4):36D-36E, 36G 

AED/Law Enforcement Journal Articles

• Mosesso VN Jr, Newman MM, Ornato JP, Paris PM, et al. Law Enforcement Agency Defibrillation (LEA-D): proceedings of the National Center for Early Defibrillation Police AED Issues Forum  Prehospital Emergency Care 2002 Jul-Sep;6(3):273-82
• Newman MM, Mosesso VN Jr, Ornato JP, Paris PM, et al. Law Enforcement Agency Defibrillation (LEA-D): position statement and best practices recommendations from the National Center for Early Defibrillation  Prehospital Emergency Care 2002 Jul-Sep;6(3):346-7 
• Joglar JA, Page RL. Automated external defibrillator use by police responders: where do we go from here? Circulation 2002 Aug 27;106(9):1030-3
• Myerburg RJ, Fenster J, Velez M, Rosenberg D, et al. Impact of community-wide police car deployment of automated external defibrillators on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest  Circulation 2002 Aug 27;106(9):1058-64

Biphasic

• Clinical Summary (Walker): Defibrillation Probability and Impedance Change between shocks During Resuscitation From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (3304193.A) - PDF, 108 kb
• Clinical Summary (Stiell): Randomized Comparison of Fixed Lower vs. Escalating Higher Energy Levels for Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (3302376.A) - PDF, 114 kb
• Clinical Summary (Kim): Comparison of Rectilinear Biphasic Waveform Energy vs Truncated Exponential Biphasic Waveform Energy for Transthoracic Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation (3205675-000) - PDF, 53 kb
• Clinical Summary (Schwartz): Intra-Operative Ventricular Defibrillation (3304792.A) - PDF, 59 kb
• Excerpts from "Comparison of Six Clinically Used External Defibrillators in Swine" (3203234-000) - PDF, 409 kb 
• VF Energy Dosing Letter (3206612-002) - PDF, 35 kb
• Annotated Bibliography: ADAPTIV Biphasic Technology (3300876.A) - PDF, 132 kb
• Standardizing the Hospital for Early Defibrillation (3204161-001) - PDF, 594 kb
• Full Energy Biphasic Technology (3205796-000) - PDF, 39 kb
• Biphasic Energy is the Standard of Care (3206004-001) - PDF, 48 kb
• Is There a Need for Biphasic Energy Greater Than 200 Joules? (3206430-000) - PDF, 124 kb
• New 2005 Guidelines for Emergency Cardiovascular Care: What is the Role of Escalating Energy in Treating VF? (3206527-000) - PDF, 86 kb
• Biphasic vs. Monophasic Defibrillators: Implications of AHA Guidelines 2005 (3206581-000) - PDF, 216 kb
• When One Defibrillating Shock Isn't Enough: New Clinical Evidence for Increasing the Dosage (3207042-002) - PDF, 124 kb 
• Implications of AHA Guidelines 2005 and ECRI Update (3207062-000) - PDF, 93 kb
• Application for Case Study (3208287-000) - PDF, 112 kb

Biphasic Journal Articles

• Walker RG, Koster RW, Sun C, Moffat G, et al. Defibrillation probability and impedance change between shocks during resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Resuscitation 2009 Jul;80(7):773-7 
• Stiell IG, Walker RG, Nesbitt LP, Chapman FW, et al. BIPHASIC Trial: A randomized comparison of fixed lower versus escalating higher energy levels for defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest  Circulation  2007 Mar 27;115(12):1511-7
• Kim ML, Kim SG, Park DS, Gross JN, et al. Comparison of rectilinear biphasic waveform energy versus truncated exponential biphasic waveform energy for transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation  American Journal of Cardiology 2004 Dec 1;94(11):1438-40
• Schwarz B, Bowdle TA, Jett GK, Mair P, et al. Biphasic shocks compared with monophasic damped sine wave shocks for direct ventricular defibrillation during open heart surgery  Anesthesiology  2003 May;98(5):1063-9
• Walker RG, Melnick SB, Chapman FW, Walcott GP, Schmitt PW, Ideker RE. Comparison of six clinically used external defibrillators in swine  Resuscitation 2003 Apr;57(1):73-83 
• Alatawi F, Gurevitz O, White RD, Ammash NM, et al. Prospective, randomized comparison of two biphasic waveforms for the efficacy and safety of transthoracic biphasic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation  Heart Rhythm 2005 Apr:2(4):382-7
• Berg RA, Chapman FW, Berg MD, Hilwig RW, et al. Attenuated adult biphasic shocks compared with weight-based monophasic shocks in a swine model of prolonged pediatric ventricular fibrillation  Resuscitation 2004 May
• Jain VC, Wheelan K. Successful cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using 360-Joules biphasic shock  American Journal of Cardiology 2002 Aug 1;90(3):331-2
• Khaykin Y, Newman D, Kowalewski M, Korley V, Dorian P. Biphasic versus monophasic cardioversion in shock-resistant atrial fibrillation  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2003 Aug;14(8):868-72
• Stothert JC, Hatcher TS, Guptin CL, Love JE, Brewer JE. Rectilinear biphasic waveform defibrillation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest  Prehospital Emergency Care 2004 Oct-Dec;8(4):388-92
• van Alem AP, Chapman FW, Lank P, Hart AA, Koster RW. A prospective, randomised and blinded comparison of first shock success of monophasic and biphasic waveforms in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest  Resuscitation 2003 Jul;58(1):17-24
• Walsh SJ, McClelland AJ, Owens CG, Allen J, et al. Efficacy of distinct energy delivery protocols comparing two biphasic defibrillators for cardiac arrest  American Journal of Cardiology 2004 Aug 1;94(3):378-80
• Berg RA, Hilwig RW, Kern KB, Sanders AB, Xavier LC, Ewy GA. Automated external defibrillation versus manual defibrillation for prolonged ventricular fibrillation: lethal delays of chest compressions before and after countershocks  Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003 Oct;42(4):458-67
• Higgins SL, Herre JM, Epstein AE, Greer GS, et al. A comparison of biphasic and monophasic shocks for external defibrillation  Prehospital Emergency Care 2000 Oct-Dec;4(4):305-13
• Rho RW, Page RL. Biphasic versus monophasic shock waveform for conversion of atrial fibrillation  Cardiac Electrophysiology Review 2003 Sep;7(3):290-1
• Koster RW, Walker RG, Chapman FW. Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during advanced life support care of patients with prehospital cardiac arrest  Resuscitation 2008 Sep;78(3):252-7
• Rashba EJ, Gold MR, Crawford FA, Leman RB, et al. Efficacy of transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using a biphasic, truncated exponential shock waveform at variable initial shock energies  American Journal of Cardiology 2004 Dec 15;94(12):1572-4
• Kramer-Johansen J, Edelson DP, Abella BS, Becker LB, et al. Pauses in chest compression and inappropriate shocks: a comparison of manual and semi-automatic defibrillation attempts  Resuscitation 2007 May; 73(2):212-20
• Neal S, Ngarmukos T, Lessard D, Rosenthal L. Comparison of the efficacy and safety of two biphasic defibrillator waveforms for the conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm  American Journal of Cardiology 2003 Oct 1;92(7):810-4

Links

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation 
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association