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The PHOENIX: Design and Development of a Three-Dimensional-Printed Drone Prototype and Corresponding Simulation
Bruno Gino1,2,3,4, Kerry-Lynn Williams5, Claire Siobhan Neilson2
1Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.
Insights
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates increase with prompt defibrillation. Simulation-based training for automated external defibrillators (AEDs), including drone delivery, enhances healthcare professional response times and patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Medical Education Technology
Background:
- Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a critical global health issue.
- Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and established protocols improve survival rates when used promptly.
- Rapid defibrillation within five minutes of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for simulation-based education in training healthcare professionals.
- To integrate novel drone technology for AED delivery into training scenarios.
- To enhance the efficient operation of drone and AED communication systems.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing simulation-based education as a primary teaching methodology.
- Developing training scenarios for operating drone-AED systems.
- Focusing on real-time communication aspects between drones and AEDs.
Main Results:
- Simulation-based training is a potentially effective method for healthcare professionals.
- Training can improve the operational efficiency of novel drone-AED systems.
- Enhanced training is expected to reduce intervention response times.
Conclusions:
- Simulation-based education is essential for training healthcare professionals on AEDs and drone technology.
- Integrating drone delivery systems can significantly improve response times for SCA interventions.
- Effective training is key to increasing patient survival chances in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.
Abstract:
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains one of the most prevalent cardiovascular emergencies in the world. The development of international protocols and the use of accessible devices such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs) allowed for the standardization and organization of medical care related to SCA. When defibrillation is performed within five minutes of starting ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), the victim survival rate has increased considerably. Therefore, training healthcare professionals to use AEDs correctly is essential to improve patient outcomes and response time in the intervention. In this technical report, we advocate simulation-based education as a teaching methodology and an essential component of drone adaptation, novel technology, that can deliver AEDs to the site, as well as a training scenario to teach healthcare professionals how to operate the real-time communication components of drones and AEDs efficiently. Studies have suggested that simulation can be an effective way to train healthcare professionals. Through teaching methodology using simulation, training these audiences has the potential to reduce the response time to intervention, consequently, increasing the patient's chance of surviving.
