Automatic external defibrillator provided by unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) in Greater Paris: A real world-based simulation

Drones delivering automated external defibrillators—Integrating unmanned aerial systems into the chain of survival: A simulation study in rural Germany

“…Other studies reported an improved t r of UAS compared to ground EMS for both rural 8,12,13 and urban environments. 14 Schierbeck et al modelled a national UAS network for Sweden based on historic OHCA data. 15 Our UAS system demonstrated an operational reliability of 93.8%, which is comparable to the findings of Schierbeck et al, who were the first to pilot UAS-AED delivery under life conditions.…”

Responding to Cardiac Arrest in the Community in the Digital Age

“…2 Mobile technology and mathematical modelling have led to several avenues to raise awareness and usage of publicly accessible AEDs by bystanders: (1) crowdsourcing to improve AED awareness and location specificity 68,69 ; (2) using mathematical modelling to optimize the location of publicly accessible AEDs 70,71 ; and (3) drone delivery of AEDs to the scene of an SCA to reduce the time to defibrillation before EMS arrival. [72][73][74][75][76]…”

“…Drone technology has emerged as a novel way to assist with rapid defibrillation for SCA events before the arrival of EMS. [72][73][74][75][76][77] In recent years, there have been efforts to design and implement a system of autonomous, AED-equipped drones. 76 These drones could be controlled by a central hub, with the ability to dispatch a drone to the location of an SCA at the touch of a button.…”

The Automated External Defibrillator: Heterogeneity of Legislation, Mapping and Use across Europe. New Insights from the ENSURE Study

“…This aspect should be improved to increase the chance that an AED is brought to the scene in case of an OHCA. From a scientific point of view, the possibility of merging the location of the OHCA and the position of the AED by using both cardiac arrest registries and AED mapping systems could allow the development of new algorithms to relocate the AEDs with the intent to improve optimal coverage [30] to use more properly the AEDs already available without necessarily increasing their numbers as well as to exploit new innovative methods to get an AED to the scene such as the use of drones [31]. Furthermore, a crucial role in enhancing the possibility of providing early defibrillation is played by FRs [6,25,[32][33][34].…”