Journal Watch: AEDs by Drone
Authors: Chu J, Leung KHB, Snobelen P, Nevils G, Drennan IR, Cheskes S, Chan TCY Published in: Resuscitation, 2021 Feb 22; 162: 120–7 In this month’s Journal Watch we review a fascinating study that utilized machine learning to develop and evaluate dispatch rules for drone-delivered AEDs. Welcome to the future! As you might suspect, having drones deliver AEDs directly to scenes could be a great way to decrease time to first shock. In fact, recent studies have shown using drones in this way is feasible. However, dispatch policies for AED-carrying drones have not been wel...
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