Dispatcher referral of bystanders to retrieve drone-delivered automated external defibrillators in cases of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Drones can deliver AEDs at an early stage in selected suspected OHCA cases. Implementation of an educational bundle at the dispatch centre was associated with increased dispatcher referral and bystander attachment of D-AEDs. D-AED referral was influenced by the number of bystanders onsite. When dispatcher referral occurred, D-AEDs were used in a majority of cases.
Authors
- Gabriel Riva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3038-0027)
- Sofia Schierbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-2463)
- Andreas Claesson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0499-9929)
- Magnus Kristiansson
- Anette Nord
- Per Nordberg
- Leif Svensson
- Mattias Ringh
- Jacob Hollenberg
- Martin Jonsson
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Stockholm South General Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation Plus
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101262
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00