Defibrillators are increasingly common in places like airports and offices. How helpful are they when someone has a heart attack? The show discusses that question, and looks at a new study raising questions about the efficacy of defibrillation in hospitals.
Guests:
Dr. Paul Chan, assistant professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and the Mid-America Heart Institute
Dr. Leslie Saxon, chief executive for cardiology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California
Dr. Jeff Olgin, professor and chief of cardiac electrophysiology at the UCSF Medical Center.
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