900
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2006
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2009
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2009
Automated external defibrillator (Philips FR2+ AED)
Patients in this arm will be provided with immediate defibrillatory shock coupled with otherwise standard resuscitative efforts.
SmartCPR
Patient in this arm will be treated with standard resuscitation efforts except that the first AED analysis will utilize an waveform-based algorithm to recommend either immediate defibrillation or delayed defibrillation for each patient.
Delayed defibrillation
In New York City only, all patients not initially treated by study personnel will receive other regional standard for resuscitation - delayed defibrillation.
New York City Fire Department, New York
London Ambulance Service, London
Collaborators (1)
Philips Medical Systems
INDUSTRY
London Ambulance Service
OTHER
New York City Fire Department
OTHER_GOV