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Clemens council hears drone AED delivery plan to speed cardiac-arrest response
Summary
A researcher and local partners described a pilot that will use drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to suspected cardiac-arrest sites in parts of the Village of Clemmons; program launched Sept. 8 in a limited area with planned expansion and community training.
The Village of Clemmons on Monday heard a presentation on a drone-based AED delivery program intended to get automated external defibrillators to suspected cardiac-arrest scenes faster than traditional first responders.
Lisa (last name not provided), a nurse and researcher who presented the proposal and described the program’s local pilot, said the pilot launched in Clemmons on Sept. 8 in a limited area and will expand to two other North Carolina sites and three locations in James City County, Virginia. She and partners emphasized that faster AED access and immediate bystander CPR can improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
The presentation noted that roughly 350,000 cardiac arrests…
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