TY - JOUR
T1 - BET 1
T2 - Can hands-on defibrillation be performed safely?
AU - Adler, David
AU - Helming, Andrew
AU - Lupton, Joshua
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - A short cut review was carried out to see whether hands-on defibrillation could be performed safely. 6 papers presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. It is concluded that hands-on defibrillation has the potential to be performed safely if the rescuer uses appropriate electrical insulating barriers such as polyethylene gloves or class 1 electrical insulating gloves. The safety profile of nitrile gloves is unclear. Since detection of shock was used as a proxy for safety, additional investigation is warranted before hands-on defibrillation becomes common practice.
AB - A short cut review was carried out to see whether hands-on defibrillation could be performed safely. 6 papers presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. It is concluded that hands-on defibrillation has the potential to be performed safely if the rescuer uses appropriate electrical insulating barriers such as polyethylene gloves or class 1 electrical insulating gloves. The safety profile of nitrile gloves is unclear. Since detection of shock was used as a proxy for safety, additional investigation is warranted before hands-on defibrillation becomes common practice.
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U2 - 10.1136/emermed-2020-210497.2
DO - 10.1136/emermed-2020-210497.2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32873547
AN - SCOPUS:85090179037
SN - 1472-0205
VL - 37
SP - 585
EP - 588
JO - Emergency Medicine Journal
JF - Emergency Medicine Journal
IS - 9
ER -