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Cardiovascular Disease

An evaluation of the public access defibrillation (PAD) demonstration

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration project, identifies issues that arose during the trial, and considers lessons which may be relevant to future considerations of public access defibrillation.

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An evaluation of the public access defibrillation (PAD) demonstration (PDF 525 KB large file)

The same publication in smaller sections:

Cover pages (PDF 116 KB)
Executive summary (PDF 139 KB)
Future considerations (PDF 148 KB)
Glossary (PDF 88 KB)
1. Introduction (PDF 161 KB)
2. Overview of key findings (PDF 138 KB)
3. Literature review and desktop research (PDF 168 KB)
4. Stakeholder consultations (PDF 152 KB)
5. Qualitative consultations (PDF 167 KB)
6. Quantitative CATI survey (PDF 220 KB)
Bibliography (PDF 89 KB)
Appendix A: Table of US PAD legislation and funding arrangements (PDF 101 KB)
Appendix B: List of research participants (PDF 93 KB)
Appendix C: Research instruments (PDF 205 KB)
Appendix D: Profile of CATI survey organisations (PDF 96 KB)

If you are unable to download the PDF document, please email chronicdisease@health.gov.au.

Page last reviewed: 31 March 2011


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