Increasing the Availability of Automated External Defibrillators at Sporting Events: A Call to Action from the American College of Sports Medicine

Paul D. Thompson; Aaron L. Baggish; Michael J. Blaha; Clinton A. Brawner; Joann M. Eickhoff-Shemek; Tamerah N. Hunt; William E. Kraus

doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000000870

Increasing the Availability of Automated External Defibrillators at Sporting Events: A Call to Action from the American College of Sports Medicine

Paul D. Thompson
, Aaron L. Baggish
, Michael J. Blaha
, Clinton A. Brawner
, Joann M. Eickhoff-Shemek
, Tamerah N. Hunt
, William E. Kraus

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Abstract

Given that most sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) occur outside of a medical facility, often in association with exercise and sporting events, and given that early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plus defibrillation is the strongest predictor of survival from SCA, this Call to Action from the American College of Sports Medicine recommends increasing the availability and effectiveness of early CPR plus defibrillation so that the time from collapse-to-first automated external defibrillator shock is less than 3 min.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	418-419
Number of pages	2
Journal	Current Sports Medicine Reports
Volume	20
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000870
State	Published - 2021

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