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Kitamura, T., Iwami, T., Kawamura, T., Nagano, K., Tanaka, H., et al. (2010) Nationwide Public-Access Defibrillation in Japan. The New England Journal of Medicine, 362, 994-1004.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0906644

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• TITLE: Cardiac Arrest Cases and Automated External Defibrillator Use in Railroad Stations in Tokyo

  AUTHORS: Satoko Fukuike, Yasuhiro Otomo

  KEYWORDS: Automated External Defibrillator, Public Access Defibrillation, Station

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol.5 No.20, November 25, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Objective: Nationwide dissemination of public-access defibrillation (PAD) contributed to an increase of survival rate in Japan. We analysed cardiac arrests (CAs) that occurred in railroad stations in Tokyo to evaluate PAD in the metropolis. Methods: We collected Utstein data from the Tokyo Fire Department (TFD) and analysed CA cases that occurred in stations. In total, 245 non-traumatic CAs from January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 were analysed; CAs in children under 8 years were excluded. Results: The rates of pre-hospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) were 41 out of 145 witnessed CA patients (28.3%) and 12 ROSC out of 100 unwitnessed CA patients (12%). Of 245 CA cases, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed in 156 (63.7%), automated external defibrillator (AED) used in 117 (47.8%) and shock delivered in 65 (26.5%). Rates of ROSC were 31.6% (37/117) with AED use significantly higher than those of 12.5% (16/128) without AED use (P