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October 9, 2025Open Access

Strategic Automated External Defibrillator Deployment Based on Geospatial Analysis of Historical Cardiac Arrest Locations

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EHElizabeth J HeckardHCHarpriya ChughKHKaty Hadduck

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Overview

Observational analysis identifies optimal AED placement to enhance bystander response during SCA, suggesting improved outcomes.

Key Points

  • Strategic AED placement significantly shortens bystander response times during cardiac arrest events.
  • In Ventura County, clusters of 3 or more SCAs allowed for proposed AEDs to be positioned effectively within 200 meters.
  • The mean distance from SCAs to nearby AEDs was approximately 99.7 meters, suggesting efficient reach for bystanders.
  • Outcomes studies are needed to validate this geospatial strategy against existing AED location methods.

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Heckard et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70da790569dd607ee5a54https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.03.25337296
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