Testing drone delivery of AEDs for rural cardiac arrests
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study is testing whether drones can deliver AEDs (devices that restart a stopped heart) more quickly to people having a cardiac arrest in rural areas. It looks at people whose heart stopped before emergency help arrived and who received a shock from a bystander's AED.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- Your heart stopped from a medical cause (not from an injury or accident).
- Your heart stopped before ambulance or paramedics arrived.
- A bystander used an AED (a portable device that can shock the heart) on you before paramedics arrived.
- Your cardiac arrest is recorded in the CARES database (a national registry).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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