TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Automated External Defibrillation A1 - Montoya, James A1 - Garcia, Molly A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the developed world. It is responsible for 350,000 deaths per year in the United States.1 Approximately 40% of those with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) have an initial presenting rhythm of ventricular fibrillation.2 Early defibrillation increases the chances of survival in these situations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159796177 ER -