Barriers and enablers to public access defibrillation – an international RAND-UCLA consensus study
This international consensus study underscores the need for coordinated policy, robust AED registries, widespread training and multi-tier response models to improve PAD implementation. The identified priorities and innovative deployment strategies offer an agenda for future system development.
Authors
- Bernd Strickmann
- Remy Stieglis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-4475)
- Tommaso Scquizzato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1394-8402)
- Esther Moens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-1265)
- Andrea Scapigliati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7935-7410)
- Sheldon Cheskes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-3074)
- Bibiana Metelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2090-7358)
- Persia Shahriari
- Sebastian Schnaubelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-8200)
- Julian Ganter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-6782)
- Eva Degraeuwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2523-3022)
- Paul Snobelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9665-5981)
- Ruggero Cresta
- Sofie Vercammen
- S. S. Scholz
- M. L. Caputo
- T. Barry
- R. Greif
- M. Khalemsky
- C. D. Deakin
- H. J. Busch
- L. Gamberini
- D. Elschenbroich
- C. Metelmann
- D. Fredman
- S. Prasse
- G. Trummer
- B. W. Böttiger
- J. S. Pooth
- J. Bray
- E. Baldi
- A. A. Doshi
- T. A. Kooy
- F. L. Henriksen
- M. M. Ekkel
- W. M. Ng
- T. Marks
- W. A. Wetsch
- H. L. Tan
- K. G. Monsieurs
- K. C. Thies
- C. J. Jagtenberg
- M. P. Müller
- D. D. Salcido
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Jerusalem College of Technology (IL)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Deutsche Telekom (Austria) (AT)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Jerusalem University College (IL)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (SG)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CH)
- Ospedale Maggiore Carlo Alberto Pizzardi (IT)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (DE)
- Netherlands Heart Institute (NL)
- Repubblica e Cantone Ticino (CH)
- Scuola Cantonale di Commercio Bellinzona (CH)
- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (DE)
- Italian Resuscitation Council (IT)
- Miele (Germany) (DE)
- Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
- St. Josefskrankenhaus Freiburg (DE)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
- Public Citizen (US)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of the Sacred Heart (JP)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- AZ Sint-Lucas (BE)
- Regional Municipality of Ottawa (CA)
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele (IT)
- Monash University (AU)
- Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Pecs (HU)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01589-2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00