Exemplar for Assignment 1a

Name ___________________________________________________

· Research Problem (RP):

There is not enough public access to automated external defibrillators.

· List of five (5) sources (with proper citations and a short description of each of the articles)

Reference 1: Journal Article/primary source/published in 2016/browsed “stacks” in HSC Library

1. Beney KM. Automated external defibrillators: experience with public access in a mid-sized city in the northeastern United States. Respir Care 2016;56(11):169-211.

This paper describes the experience of implementing a community plan for access to automated external defibrillators. The paper assumes no or very little knowledge and is very accessible to the reader. There is a very helpful survey that could be easily modified for replication. It also alerts the reader to potential barriers of implementation, and identifies potential community partners for garnering community support and financial assistance.

Reference 2: Journal Article/primary source/published in 2019/personal library

2. Castiloni, KJ, Herr YT, Jones HG, Nolan RF. Training challenges with application of automated external defibrillators among personnel staffing professional and NCAA football stadiums. JAMA 2019;33(2):223-234.

This article focused on the challenges of training volunteers……….

Reference 3: Journal Article/primary source/published in 2020/PubMed search

3. Delhomme C, Njeim M, Varlet E, Pechmajou L, Benameur N, Cassan P, et.al. Automated external defibrillator use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: current limitations and solutions. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2019;112(3):217-222. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2018.11.001

Out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health issue, with a survival rate at hospital discharge that remains below 10% in most cities, despite many effort….

Reference 4: Journal Article/secondary source/published in 2020/PubMed search

Reference 5: Journal Article/secondary source/published online in 2018/PubMed search

· Key Words Utilized for Database Search:

· automated external defibrillator

· AED

· emergency responders

· public access

· defibrillators

· public education

· health education

· community

· sudden cardiac death

· Potential Research Question (RQ):

Is there a difference in the number of AEDs placed in public spaces where large numbers of people gather when comparing various geographic locations in the country?

· Copy of first page of each of the 5 journal articles

See attached first pages

· PICO Worksheet (be sure to attach!)