Strategic automated external defibrillator deployment based on geospatial analysis of historical cardiac arrest locations
16-22% of historical SCA events in Ventura and Multnomah Counties could potentially be covered by 78-90 AEDs. Outcomes studies that compare this geospatial approach to current AED location strategies are warranted.
Authors
- Angelo Salvucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-7234)
- Harpriya Chugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-4246)
- Katy Hadduck
- Ali A. Sovari
- Kyndaron Reinier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2588-6827)
- Elizabeth Heckard
- Bryan F McNally
- Jonathan Jui
- Sumeet S Chugh
Institutions
- Cabrillo College (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute (US)
- Regional Medical Center (US)
- Sinai Health System (US)
- Ventura County Health Care Agency (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJC Heart & Vasculature
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101889
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00