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Referral of Callers to Retrieve Drone-delivered AEDs in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

NCT05391256 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2023-10-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Time to defibrillation is the most important predictor of survival in cardiac arrest. Recent studies have shown that unmanned drones can deliver AEDs to the site of real life out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) before ambulance arrival. Although an AED is available in the close vicinity, they are seldom used. The overall aim of this study is to provide an interventional bundle directed towards the dispatch centre and evaluate referral of callers to retrieve drone-delivered AEDs so that they may be attached in cases out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Conditions

  • Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

DEVICE

Automated flying Drone carrying an Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Totally n=6 drones are equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs). These drones are deployed by the dispatch centre to cases of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac (OHCA) as a complement to standard care (ambulance/EMS) over up to 12 months Monday to Sunday 08:00-22:00. The bystander onsite receives instructions from the dispatcher to retrieve the AED outside the house when it has been delivered by the drone. The bystander attaches the AED to the patients chest to facilitate early defibrillation. An interventional package directed to the dispatchers is distributed and consists of an e-learning program, an AED -trainer placed at the dispatch center. Within the dispatcher decision tool - there is information how to inform the caller to retrieve the AED. The HEMS-coordinator reminds the dispatcher during the call on operational information. Monthly information to staff of project progress is provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Everdrone AB

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • SOS Alarm AB

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Västra Götalandsregionen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Green Flyway

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Aviation capacity resources AB (ACR)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Region Jämtland Härjedalen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Karolinska Institutet

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andreas Claesson, Ph.D · Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska institutet

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-31
Completion
2023-05-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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