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Automated External Defibrillation

On March 23, 1998 Tufts Emergency Medical Services entered a new era of service with the implementation of an enhanced basic life support defibrillation program. With the addition of a automated external defibrillator (AED) TEMS gained the ability to provide a life saving treatment to victims of cardiac arrest. To learn more about defibrillation visit the pages listed below.

Defibrillation
Definition From the American Heart Association.

Sudden Cardiac Death
Definition From the American Heart Association

Chain of Survival
An overview of the Chain of Survival (a concept created by the American Heart Association) from chainofsurvival.com.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Treatable Public Health Crisis
A whitepaper document published by a non-profit organization that takes a very thorough look at issues relating to AED implementation for emergency medical services.

LIFEPAK 500 AED datasheet
Physio-Control marketing datasheet for the LIFEPAK 500 AED. Includes a color photograph and the unit's specifications.

To provide early defibrillation TEMS selected a state-of-the-art AED manufactured by Medtronic Physio-Control Corporation. The LIFEPAK 500 AED provides us with a compact, light, durable, highly portable, and nearly maintenance-free unit that we can rapidly deploy during cardiac arrest emergencies.

For more information on the TEMS Enhanced Basic Life Support program please contact Geoffrey Bartlett at (617) 627-3149.