B Acad Nat Med Paris
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B Acad Nat Med Paris · Jan 1999
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Sudden cardiac death: the chain of survival in France].
In 1991 the concept of chain of survival was widely accepted. In France, one of the main difficulties was to perform early defibrillation. Only physicians were authorized to use defibrillators and the survival rate was not better than 1 to 2%. ⋯ The survival rate of the 317 FV was 15.1% (9.5% without neurological impairment). This results are encouraging but not sufficient. Since 1998, AED can be legally used by non physicians professionals, but the others links of the chain have to be improved, particularly by educating the public.