Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jan 2014
Use of automated external defibrillators in US federal buildings: implementation of the Federal Occupational Health public access defibrillation program.
Federal Occupational Health (FOH) administers a nationwide public access defibrillation program in US federal buildings. We describe the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in federal buildings and evaluate survival after cardiac arrest. ⋯ Public access defibrillation, along with protocols to install, maintain, and deploy AEDs and train first responders, benefits survival after cardiac arrest in the workplace.