BMJ  2003;327 (6 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7427.0-a

Public place defibrillators are not cost effective

Defibrillators in public places may not be the most cost effective means of improving survival and quality of life after prehospital cardiac arrest. In an economic model, Walker and colleagues (p 1316) calculated the costs and benefits of locating defibrillators in all major airports, railway stations, and bus stations throughout Scotland. The calculated cost per life year gained was £29 625 and the cost per quality adjusted life year £41 146, a poorer value for money than other strategies for improving survival after cardiac arrest.

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Cost effectiveness and cost utility model of public place defibrillators in improving survival after prehospital cardiopulmonary arrest

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