Barriers and enablers to public access defibrillation – an international RAND-UCLA consensus study
K. C. Thies·M. P. Müller·Tommaso Scquizzato·Esther Moens·Andrea Scapigliati·Sheldon Cheskes·Bibiana Metelmann·Persia Shahriari·Sebastian Schnaubelt·Julian Ganter·Eva Degraeuwe·Paul Snobelen·Ruggero Cresta·Sofie Vercammen·S. S. Scholz·M. L. Caputo·T. Barry·R. Greif·M. Khalemsky·C. D. Deakin·H. J. Busch·L. Gamberini·D. Elschenbroich·C. Metelmann·S. Prasse·G. Trummer·B. W. Böttiger·J. S. Pooth·J. Bray·E. Baldi·A. A. Doshi·T. A. Kooy·F. L. Henriksen·M. M. Ekkel·W. M. Ng·T. Marks·W. A. Wetsch·H. L. Tan·K. G. Monsieurs·C. J. Jagtenberg·D. D. Salcido·Bernd Strickmann·D. Fredman·Remy Stieglis
This international consensus study underscores the need for coordinated policy, robust AED registries, widespread training and multi-tier response models to improve PAD implementation. The identified priorities and innovative deployment strategies offer an agenda for future system development.