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Well the reason i am thinking about this is because i have been hearing from Doctors and Paramedics that the AED will not safe someone unless there is some meds and advanced airway care given. In our system we stop CPR after 30 min - if of course no factors like hypothermia are in place I am manly wondering if services with more then 1 hour transport time to als care should spend there hard earning money on something else then AED´S

Are the Rural ems systems using AED were there is at least 1 hour wating time for ACLS Or is anybody aware of some kind of protocols about AED and the time it takes to get ACLS care I mean were there is BLS only no meds not even a IV or intubation