Defibrillation strategies for cardiac arrest outside the hospital
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests different ways of using defibrillators to restart the heart in people who have a cardiac arrest outside a hospital. It compares two defibrillator machines used together to see if one approach works better for shockable heart rhythms.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You had a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital
- You are 18 years or older
- Emergency medical services tried to shock your heart at least once with a manual defibrillator
- The last heart rhythm they saw was one that can be shocked (like ventricular fibrillation)
- Two manual defibrillators were available at the scene
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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