Otomatik eksternal defibrilatör (OED) yerleştirilmesi için uygun halka açık mekanların belirlenmesi: Valencia şehrinde bir vaka çalışması

The only effective treatment for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is immediate defibrillation supported by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It is agreed by all authorities that the chances of survival decrease by about 10% with each minute without defibrillation. Automated external defibrillators were designed to make the earliest defibrillation possible. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device which delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart, which can restore the normal heart rhythm of a sudden cardiac arrest. AEDs are proven to be safe and effective to be used by not only healthcare professionals but also laypeople. AEDs created a whole different perspective to the concept of resuscitation and first-aid by enabling any first-responder to be able to deliver the life-saving defibrillation treatment within moments of any incident, long before the ambulance arrives. This led the question to be "where to place AEDs?", searching for a solution to the unpredictability of SCA and the cost of AEDs. This has been a popular topic among researchers in resuscitation domain. Yet, the problem has not been studied under decision making domain sufficiently. The aim of this study was to provide a novel approach to the problem by using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and offer a solution in terms of a case study in City of Valencia, Spain.