JAMA study analyzes AED recalls.(Newsworthy)

Buildings,  October, 2006  

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According to a study in the Aug. 9, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were found to have greater than a 20-percent chance of being recalled for potential malfunction over the past decade. The use of the portable units has increased nearly 10-fold over the past decade due to their ease of use and life-saving success on cardiac-arrest victims.

Between 1996 and 2005, a total of 52 AED safety alerts and recalls were issued, affecting 385,922 AEDs or critical AED accessories. Device recalls ...

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