Improving Defibrillation Pad Position

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust20 enrolled

Overview

Manufacturer's diagrams showing defibrillation pad positioning (as used on public access defibrillators) are anatomically incorrect and are likely to lead to poor position of defibrillation pads, with reduced defibrillation efficacy. We will ask untrained members of the public to observe the diagrams and place pads as indicated on the diagram. We will asses the accuracy of pad placement and repeat the study using an anatomically correct diagram to see if we can improve the accuracy of pad placement.

As above

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

Pad positioning according to a manufacturer's diagramDEVICE

Placement of defibrillation pads according to the diagram

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- 16 yrs age and willing to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous BLS training * Previous AED training * Clinical staff (doctor, nurse, HCA, paramedic etc)

Locations (1)

University Hospital Southampton

Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pad position

Position of the pad (vertical and horizontal) in relation to optimal position as recommended by the resuscitation guidelines.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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