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Drones Could Cut Defibrillator Wait Times in Cardiac Arrest, French Simulation Finds
Key Takeaways
- A computer simulation examined how quickly AEDs could reach out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in seven departments of Île-de-France, excluding central Paris.
- Three strategies were compared: expanding the fixed AED network, delivering AEDs by drone, and combining both approaches.
- Researchers divided the region into IRIS census units and estimated AED arrival times at the centre of each unit.
- Fixed-device coverage alone would require adding 1,712 AEDs to the 1,893 already installed, a regional total of 3,605.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com