Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely used to help resuscitate people suffering cardiac arrest.
Mar 28 2024American College of Cardiology Automated external defibrillators are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely used to help resuscitate people suffering cardiac arrest. Research, which will be presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session, found that AEDs were only used in 13 of nearly 1,800 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, even though many of the incidents occurred near a public AED.
Public AED availability is critical for people to be able to use them in the appropriate time and fashion. However, people need to know it's there to be able to use it. It's not sufficient just to have them in the right places." According to the results, a vast majority of the cardiac arrests occurred at home. A bystander administered CPR in 42% of these cases but AEDs were never used. Researchers calculated that nearly one-quarter of at-home cardiac arrests occurred within a four-minute walk of a public AED.
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