A new rhythm library for testing automatic external defibrillators: performance of three devices. 1988

R O Cummins, and K R Stults, and B Haggar, and R E Kerber, and S Schaeffer, and D D Brown
Center for the Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services, King County Department of Public Health, Seattle, Washington 98104.

A library of arrhythmias obtained from patients with cardiac arrest was developed. Such a data base will permit both in vitro testing of the rhythm analysis system of automatic external defibrillators before clinical field trials are conducted and comparison of devices. Defibrillators equipped with voice/electrocardiographic tape recorders and used in the prehospital defibrillation programs in Iowa and King County, Washington provided the rhythm source. From these recordings, segments of ventricular fibrillation with minimal artifact and a duration of greater than or equal to 6 s were selected. Segments of ventricular fibrillation (n = 102) were categorized by average peak amplitude as fine (1 to less than 3 mm), medium (3 to less than 7 mm), coarse (7 to less than 12 mm) and extra coarse (greater than or equal to 12 mm), and transcribed onto high fidelity videocassette tapes. Nonventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest rhythms (n = 144), which included wide complex idioventricular rhythms, ventricular and supraventricular tachycardias, asystole and artifact, were also transcribed. Automatic external defibrillators developed by three manufacturers reached a treat (shock) decision on 88 to 93% of the ventricular fibrillation rhythms and on 5 to 10% of the nonventricular fibrillation rhythms. The latter decisions were defined as false positive, though for many rapid nonventricular fibrillation rhythms, countershock may be the appropriate treatment response. There were no statistically significant differences among the three devices in the shock/no shock decisions. A variety of ventricular fibrillation arrhythmias and terminology to express the preclinical performance of automatic external defibrillators are defined. Three commercially available automatic external defibrillators appear to successfully identify ventricular fibrillation and nonventricular fibrillation rhythms.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003625 Data Collection Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data. Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004554 Electric Countershock An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA. Cardiac Electroversion,Cardioversion,Defibrillation, Electric,Electroversion, Cardiac,Electrical Cardioversion,Electroversion Therapy,Therapy, Electroversion,Cardiac Electroversions,Cardioversion, Electrical,Cardioversions,Cardioversions, Electrical,Countershock, Electric,Countershocks, Electric,Defibrillations, Electric,Electric Countershocks,Electric Defibrillation,Electric Defibrillations,Electrical Cardioversions,Electroversion Therapies,Electroversions, Cardiac,Therapies, Electroversion
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D005189 False Positive Reactions Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) False Positive Reaction,Positive Reaction, False,Positive Reactions, False,Reaction, False Positive,Reactions, False Positive
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001145 Arrhythmias, Cardiac Any disturbances of the normal rhythmic beating of the heart or MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION. Cardiac arrhythmias can be classified by the abnormalities in HEART RATE, disorders of electrical impulse generation, or impulse conduction. Arrhythmia,Arrythmia,Cardiac Arrhythmia,Cardiac Arrhythmias,Cardiac Dysrhythmia,Arrhythmia, Cardiac,Dysrhythmia, Cardiac
D014693 Ventricular Fibrillation A potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia that is characterized by uncoordinated extremely rapid firing of electrical impulses (400-600/min) in HEART VENTRICLES. Such asynchronous ventricular quivering or fibrillation prevents any effective cardiac output and results in unconsciousness (SYNCOPE). It is one of the major electrocardiographic patterns seen with CARDIAC ARREST. Fibrillation, Ventricular,Fibrillations, Ventricular,Ventricular Fibrillations
D014742 Videodisc Recording The storing of visual and usually sound signals on discs for later reproduction on a television screen or monitor. Videodisk Recording,Recording, Videodisc,Recording, Videodisk,Recordings, Videodisc,Recordings, Videodisk,Videodisc Recordings,Videodisk Recordings
D066298 In Vitro Techniques Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism. In Vitro Test,In Vitro Testing,In Vitro Tests,In Vitro as Topic,In Vitro,In Vitro Technique,In Vitro Testings,Technique, In Vitro,Techniques, In Vitro,Test, In Vitro,Testing, In Vitro,Testings, In Vitro,Tests, In Vitro,Vitro Testing, In

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