Improving Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Is it Time for Home Defibrillators?

January 3, 2010|Internal Medicine
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A supplement to Internal Medicine News, supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Philips.
Highlights developed from physician interviews and from a panel discussion held in Washington, D.C., on January 30, 2002.

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CLINICAL EDITORIALS
Early Defibrillation: A Critical Link in the Chain of Survival
Lance B. Becker, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Clinical Grants and Consultant: Philips

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Advances in Defibrillator Technology
Gust H. Bardy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine/Cardiology
University of Washington
Medical Center
Seattle, Wash.
Clinical Grants and Consultant: Philips

EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION
Improving Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Is it Time for Home Defibrillators?
Howard A. Torman, MD
Consultant
New York, NY
Nothing to disclose.

Sherry Caffrey
Director, Chicago HeartSave™
Training Coordinator
Chicago Airport System
Chicago, Ill.
Consultant: Philips

Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Ga.
Nothing to disclose.

Richard A. Lazar, Esq.
President/CEO
Fios, Inc.
Portland, Ga.
Nothing to disclose.

Edward M. Racht, MD
Medical Director
Austin/Travis County
Emergency Medical Service
Austin, Tex.
Nothing to disclose.