Optimizing a Drone Network to Deliver Automated External Defibrillators

Justin J. Boutilier, Steven C. Brooks, Alyf Janmohamed, Adam Byers, Jason E. Buick, Cathy Zhan, Angela P. Schoellig, Sheldon Cheskes, Laurie J. Morrison, Timothy C. Y. Chan, Rescu Epistry Investigators · 2017

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Optimizes the location and fleet size of an AED-delivery drone network.

Coordinating regions reduced modeled resource requirements for comparable arrival-time targets.

Historical-data modeling does not demonstrate AED attachment, defibrillation or patient survival.