14 Jun AEDs Delivered By Drones May Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Andreas Claesson, RN, Paramedic
PhD Centre for resuscitation science
Karolinska institute
Stockholm, Sweden.
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low, the technology is existing. When implementing this kind of system with a drone equipped with an AED, defibrillation may occur at an early stage and before EMS arrival mainly in rural areas.
MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?
Response: Provision of AED through this novel method is feasible and may increase survival in areas with prolonged EMS response time.
MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?
Response: We know little of interaction with bystanders onsite, integration with dispatcher and use during dispatcher assisted CPR.
MedicalResearch.com: Is there anything else you would like to add?
Response: No disclosures. More tests are on their way, a clinical study is planned and warranted.
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Last Updated on June 14, 2017 by Marie Benz MD FAAD