Access to automatic defibrillation at airports on an example of Warsaw Chopin Airport

Authors

  • Witold Pawłowski Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Studium Medycyny Katastrof
  • Krzysztof Goniewicz Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Studium Medycyny Katastrof Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Sił Powietrznych w Dęblinie, Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego i Logistyki
  • Mariusz Goniewicz Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie, Zakład Ratownictwa Medycznego
  • Robert Czerski Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Sił Powietrznych w Dęblinie, Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego i Logistyki

Keywords

defibrillation, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), cardiac arrest, airport.

Abstract

Sudden cardiac arrest and cessation of blood circulation is the most common cause of death of people around the world. Immediate notification of emergency services and cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) increases the chances of survivors. Warsaw Chopin Airport is the only public place in Poland and the third one in Europe where a complex and integrated life saving system has been implemented in the ICC.

The paper presents an analysis of the access to automatic defibrillation at airports at the Warsaw Chopin Airport

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2017-08-31

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PAWŁOWSKI, Witold, GONIEWICZ, Krzysztof, GONIEWICZ, Mariusz and CZERSKI, Robert. Access to automatic defibrillation at airports on an example of Warsaw Chopin Airport. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 31 August 2017. Vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 957-964. [Accessed 25 December 2024].

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Vol. 7 No. 8 (2017)

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