Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Device damage and malfunction during dual defibrillation or dual electrical cardioversion: a scoping review
Authors' conclusion
Device damage and malfunction during dual defibrillator use are documented in both published and regulatory sources.
Study context
- Population
- Device damage or malfunction with two external defibrillators delivering shocks within one second or less of each other (dual defibrillation or dual cardioversion)5 published sources · 24 regulatory reports
- Participants
- 29 participants
- Outcome
- Device damage and malfunction during dual defibrillator use
Methodological detailsJBI methodology, PRISMA-ScR, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL, gray literature and regulatory adverse event databases searched without language or date restrictions, Records from 2016 to 2026; published sources: 2 RCTs, 1 survey, 1 case report, 1 ad-hoc retrospective study
- JBI methodology
- PRISMA-ScR
- PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL, gray literature and regulatory adverse event databases searched without language or date restrictions
- Records from 2016 to 2026; published sources: 2 RCTs, 1 survey, 1 case report, 1 ad-hoc retrospective study
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Lasting device damage events, published sources
8
Temporary malfunctions, published sources
4
Regulatory reports describing device damage
11
Regulatory reports describing malfunctions
16
Original publication
Device damage and malfunction during dual defibrillation or dual electrical cardioversion: a scoping review. Resuscitation. Published 1 July 2026. doi:10.
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