<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sinclair, Heather Q.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Boodhoo, Lana</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Expanded Use of Device Therapy for SCA in Trinidad and Tobago</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010-10-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14-15</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Device therapy in Trinidad and Tobago is complicated by regional limitations and inadequate resources. However, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) events are generally associated with poor survival rates, even in the setting of cutting-edge early defibrillation programs, because most SCA events are not witnessed and treatment is not initiated within the crucial 8-minute response window. This article discusses the challenges and approaches to improve the success rate of device therapy in this population.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume></record></records></xml>