This paper supports the use of an AED by complete novices and shows that AEDs which have a CPR voice prompt such as the HeartSine 500P affords adequate guidance for CPR to be performed successfully. Once again the ease of use of an AED and their potential to save a life is shown!
Untrained Volunteers Perform High Quality CPR When using an Automatic External Defibrillator with a CPR Voice Prompting Algorithm -- Abella et al. 116 (10016): II_437 -- Circulation
