Study shows using drones to deliver defibrillators could more than double the chances of reaching cardiac arrest…
- A study carried out by researchers in France looked at drone delivery for defibrillators
- It found that wait times could be cut by 3.76 minutes on average
- Provision of more fixed defibrillators and better placement of the devices is important too
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are currently survived by fewer than 1 in 10 people, but researchers in France have explored a new defibrillator delivery method that could help push these figures in the right direction: delivery by drone.
In an analysis carried out by Lariboisière Hospital emergency physician Hillary Minka and her colleagues, drone delivery capabilities were added to the current network of fixed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in areas surrounding Paris.
Using drones could cut delivery times by an average of 3.76 minutes, the simulations showed, with 95% of cardiac arrest patients reached within five minutes, compared to the current 30-40% figure when relying on foot and road...
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