The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Assist Lifeguards Identifying, Preventing, and Rescuing: A Systematic Review.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-27 DOI:10.1177/10806032241273496

Filipe Maia, Henrique Sousa, Paulo Santiago

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When dealing with drowning scenarios, time is of capital importance. In this sense, the search for innovative strategies that provide more effectiveness and safety for lifesaving professionals, as well as for bathers, is essential. The aim of this study was to systematically review the feasibility and effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles as a tool to assist lifeguards in performing their duties. A systematic literature search was conducted in October 2023 across the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, and Scopus, using the search terms: ((drone) OR (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)) AND ((drowning) OR (water rescue)). A total of 5 studies were included in this review, whose quality ranged from moderate to strong, according to the EPHPP Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. The results suggest that unmanned aerial vehicles may assist lifeguards in the prevention, detection, and rescue of drowning victims and people in distress in the water. Although preliminary, evidence suggests that lifeguards would benefit from the use of unmanned aerial vehicles regarding lifeguards' and others' safety.

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使用无人驾驶飞行器协助救生员识别、预防和救援：系统回顾。

在处理溺水事件时，时间至关重要。从这个意义上说，寻求创新战略，为救生专业人员和溺水者提供更多有效性和安全性至关重要。本研究的目的是系统审查无人驾驶飞行器作为协助救生员履行职责的工具的可行性和有效性。2023 年 10 月，我们在 PubMed、Web of Science、Academic Search Complete 和 Scopus 等数据库中进行了系统的文献检索，使用的检索词包括：（（无人机）或（无人驾驶飞行器））和（（溺水）或（无人驾驶飞行器））。和（（溺水）或（水上救援））。本综述共纳入了 5 项研究，根据 EPHPP 定量研究质量评估工具，这些研究的质量从中等到较高不等。研究结果表明，无人驾驶飞行器可协助救生员预防、发现和营救溺水者和水中遇险者。尽管是初步研究，但有证据表明，使用无人驾驶飞行器将有利于救生员和其他人的安全。

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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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2.10

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7.10%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, the official journal of the Wilderness Medical Society, is the leading journal for physicians practicing medicine in austere environments. This quarterly journal features articles on all aspects of wilderness medicine, including high altitude and climbing, cold- and heat-related phenomena, natural environmental disasters, immersion and near-drowning, diving, and barotrauma, hazardous plants/animals/insects/marine animals, animal attacks, search and rescue, ethical and legal issues, aeromedial transport, survival physiology, medicine in remote environments, travel medicine, operational medicine, and wilderness trauma management. It presents original research and clinical reports from scientists and practitioners around the globe. WEM invites submissions from authors who want to take advantage of our established publication''s unique scope, wide readership, and international recognition in the field of wilderness medicine. Its readership is a diverse group of medical and outdoor professionals who choose WEM as their primary wilderness medical resource.