Uso de desfibriladores externos automáticos em empresa aérea brasileira. Experiência de um ano / Use of automated external defibrillators in a Brazilian airline. A 1-year experience
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
76(4): 305-14, abr. 2001.
Artículo
en Portugués, Inglés
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ABSTRACT
After the incorporation of automated external defibrilators by other airlines and the support of the Brazilian Society of cardiology, Varig Airlines Began the onboard defibrilation program with the initial purpose of equiping wide-body aircrafts frequently used in international flights and that airplanes use in the Rio - Säo Paulo route. With all fight attendants trained, the automated. External defibrilation devides were incorporated to 34 airplanes of a total pleet of 80 aircrats. The devices were intalled in the bagage compartments secured with velero straps and 2 pairs of electrods, one or which pre-conected to the device to minimize application time. Later, a portable monitor was addres to the ressocitation kit in the long flights. The expansion of the knowledge of the basic life support fundamentors and the correted implantation of the survival chain and of the automated external defibrilators will increase the extense of recovery of cardiorespiratory arrest victins in aircrafts.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Cardioversión Eléctrica
/
Aeronaves
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Cardiopatías
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
/
Portugués
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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