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Table 1: Summary of the different strategies of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automatic external defibrillators. |
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Strategy |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
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• Public access defibrillation • AEDs on site |
• Rapid defibrillation • High survival rates |
• Small impact on survival in private homes • Difficult predict high-risk areas to place AED • Need a big number of AED |
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• Volunteer responders AEDs on site |
• Better defibrillation rates when arriving before EMS • Better defibrillation rates in private homes • More use of on-site AEDs because been transported to the OHCA |
• Big number of volunteer responders and AEDs • Need an AED register and dispatched center |
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• Professional first-responders (e.g. police officers) firefighters |
• Stations widely spread throughout the community • Trained in CPR and AED • Able to enter private homes |
• Can be occupied by other jobs and may leave the scene if dispatched to another incident • Only effective if arrival before EMS |
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• Drone-delivered AEDs |
• AED drone can cover a large area • Volunteers can move directly to the OHCA location while the drone delivers the AED • Fast AED delivery before EMS arrival • Very useful in in rural/and difficult access areas |
• Legislation problems • Needs a trained pilot • High cost • Limit used in in with strong winds or • Heavy rain |
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AEDs = Automatic External Defibrillators. CPR = Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. EMS = Emergency Medical System. OHCA = Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Modified from: Folke F et al.73 |
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