[AED drones on the rise? : Use of drones to improve public access defibrillation].

ABSTRACT:

Background

The poor availability of automatic external defibrillators (AED) and the modest knowledge of lay persons in handling these devices has led to an insufficient spread of public access defibrillation in Germany.

Objective

This article examines whether the automated deployment of AED drones to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest can help to remedy this situation.

Methods

Narrative literature review, evaluation of statistics, analysis of relevant media reports, and discussion of key research.

Results

The present investigations are mainly located in the experimental field and demonstrate the feasibility and safety of drone use, as well as shorter times to first defibrillation, which is confirmed by initial clinical studies. Mathematical models also indicate cos

SUBMITTER: Thies KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636099 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature