Ventricular fibrillation is a potentially fatal abnormal heartbeat. The survival rate of people who had ventricular fibrillation in the study ranged from 7.7 percent to 39.9 percent.

Ventricular fibrillation was singled out, because "it can be treated successfully with a defibrillator," which delivers a heartbeat-restoring shock, Nichol said. "But it is not so simple as putting defibrillators into a community setting. You need a system of response which includes recognition and treatment by the public."

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