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How to improve automated external defibrillator placement for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A case study.

Dylan AebyPhilippe StaegerFabrice Dami
Published in: PloS one (2021)
This study confirms that geodata tools can assess AED locations and increase the efficiency of their placement. Historical hotspots and AED overlays should be considered, with the aim of efficiently relocating or adding AEDs. At-home OHCAs should become a priority target for future public access defibrillation programs as they represent the majority of OHCAs but have the lowest AED coverage rates.
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