Bystanders’ attitudes towards drone delivered Automated External Defibrillators for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A qualitative interview study
Participants accepted drone-delivered AEDs for OHCA, but were unsure if it would be effective. They identified several issues that we addressed through the development of a comprehensive intervention framework. A comprehensive call-handler script that incorporates drone-delivered AED use and support for bystanders was the most salient potential intervention for future testing by relevant stakeholders.
Authors
- Celia J. Bernstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5854-7306)
- Keith Couper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2123-2022)
- Christopher M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-8750)
- Carl Powell
- Mark Holt
- Nigel Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-5335)
- Mary O’Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6429-7427)
Institutions
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Singleton Hospital (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (GB)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337082
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00