A new Duke Health research project aims to reduce cardiac arrest response times by using drones to quickly deliver treatment devices.
Duke Health and partners in Forsyth County have launched a first-of-its-kind study in the U.S. to dispatch drones carrying automated external defibrillators – known as AEDs – during real 911 calls.
“Cardiac arrest is a dangerous heart condition due to an abnormal rhythm when the person becomes immediately unconscious. There’s only really 10 minutes to help that person survive,” said Duke Health cardiologist Dr. Monique Starks, the study lead.