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Public Acceptance, Trust, and Self-Efficacy Related to Drone-Assisted Emergency Medical Response in Louisiana
Prehospital Emergency Care · Added 1 September 2026

Cross-sectional survey of 586 Louisiana adults on drone-assisted emergency response — high acceptance (mean 4.1/5), trust (3.8), and self-efficacy (4.0), with telecommunicator guidance significantly increasing self-efficacy for both family and stranger scenarios

Study type

Cross-sectional

Design

Cross-sectional online survey

Participants

586 Louisiana adults

Main finding

Mean acceptance 4.1/5, trust 3.8/5, self-efficacy 4.0/5; trust and self-efficacy strongest predictors of acceptance (R²=.57); telecommunicator guidance increased self-efficacy (Cohen's d 0.41–0.44)

Caveat

Single US state, online panel sample; attitudes may not predict real-world use

Bottom line

Context only

Learning goal

Understand how public trust and telecommunicator guidance shape community acceptance of drone-delivered AEDs.

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• Topic: Operations & systems
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