Letter to the Editor| Volume 169, P95-96, December 01, 2021

AED training with a 3D-printed model and a smartphone app

Published:October 25, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.10.033
AED training with a 3D-printed model and a smartphone app
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      Public-access defibrillation and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan.
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      Therefore, as many people as possible must have the knowledge necessary to use an AED.

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      Publication History

      Published online: October 25, 2021
      Accepted: October 19, 2021
      Received: October 18, 2021

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.10.033

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