Rural-Urban Differences for Integrated First Responder and Drone Automated External Defibrillator Delivery in North Carolina
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Description
Models the impact of equipping first responders with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) or utilizing drone networks on median AED arrival time in rural and urban areas of North Carolina. Compares interventions against historical response times using 2013-2019 Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) data.
Author(s)
Jamal Chu, K.H. Benjamin Leung, Audrey L. Blewer, et al.
Citation
American Heart Journal, 303, 107604
Date
11/2026
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· Cardiovascular disease
· Emergency medical services
· Rural-urban differences
· Service delivery models
· Statistics and data
· North Carolina