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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

EBSCO - MEDLINE and CINAHL

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  • MEDLINE - Number of hits – March 2025 - 3296
  • CINAHL - Number of hits – March 2025 - 1529

S1 *DEFIBRILLATORS/  OR “automated external defibrillator*” OR “public access defibrillator*" OR "AED" 

S2 antiepileptic OR implantable

S1 NOT S2

OVID - EMBASE and EMCARE 

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  • EMBASE - Number of hits – March 2025 - 6441
  • EMCARE - Number of hits – March 2025 - 3107

S1 *automated external defibrillator/ OR (automated external defibrillator* OR public access defibrillator* OR AED)

S2 antiepileptic OR implantable

S3 S1 NOT S2

Updated: 29 March 2025 

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