In order to minimise transthoracic impedance (TTI) during defibrillation, water-based pads are used to improve conductivity between metal defibrillation paddles and skin. Subjectively, these pads ...

Background The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) guidelines place substantial importance on the early defibrillation of patients in cardiac arrest and ...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has urged users of Defibtech defibrillator pads to immediately check their pads as they may have been labelled with incorrect expiry dates. A number of ...

Defibrillation is necessary to restore normal sinus rhythm in a patient having a ventricular fibrillation arrest. Each minute of delay in restoring sinus rhythm increases mortality by 7-10%.1 ...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has issued an urgent warning that a number of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator (AED) pads supplied to organisations across Ireland have been ...

Introduction: Establishing the safety of external defibrillation inside the MRI magnet is crucial for the emerging field of MRI-guided EP procedures. Objective: To examine the feasibility and safety ...