October 9, 2025Open Access

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

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

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.

Heckard et al. (2025) studied this question.

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