A feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest in the community. "Drones delivered an automated external ...

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely used to help resuscitate people suffering cardiac arrest. Research ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED) to patients with suspected cardiac arrest. In more than ...

A research simulation suggests that a drone delivery system could improve access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs), a portable device that can shock the heart rhythm back to normal when a ...

In New Zealand, ambulance crews treat about seven people a day who are in cardiac arrest, meaning their heart is no longer pumping blood to vital organs. Sadly, fewer than one in eight are likely to ...

Researchers in the UK have successfully tested a drone delivery system for defibrillators, offering a faster way to respond to cardiac arrests in hard-to-reach areas. Image Credit: University of ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

A new comprehensive literature review in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology highlights systemic and policy shortcomings of current aviation safety standards, and recommends regulated and mandated ...

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — During National CPR and AED Awareness Week, San Diego Project Heart Beat hosted a public Hands-Only ...

“Drones delivered an automated external defibrillator (AED) just outside the door of residential homes, where most cardiac arrests occur, as well during the first minutes of a cardiac arrest,” said ...