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LTC Stephen F.
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That is interesting TSgt Steve Waide that a "Dutch student has revealed a prototype 'ambulance drone', a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims within precious life-saving minutes.
Developed by engineering graduate Alec Momont, it can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per hour). Painted in emergency services yellow and driven by six propellers, the drone can carry a four kilogramme load - in this case a defibrillator. 'Around 800,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest in the European Union every year and only 8.0 percent survive,' Momont, 23, said at the TU Delft University."
1. For trained medical personnel a mobile defibrillator drone which is fully charged could be a lifesaver.
2. However for the untrained a mobile defibrillator could be deadly.
3. CPR is only to be performed on those whose heart has stopped since the risk for cracked ribs, etc. is great.
4. Defibrillator should only be used on somebody whose heart who has stopped that is dry and not in standing water, for instance. Standing water poses a fatal shock risk to the one with the paddles, so to speak.
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TSgt Steve Waide
TSgt Steve Waide
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It will be very interesting to see the outcome. Of course having the AED flown to you by drone will still require the person to know how to use the equipment. It is a step in the right direction though, don't you think LTC Stephen F.?
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AN Christopher Crayne
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That's an exceptional idea. 12km range at 60 mph. That's able to track to patient by me mobile phone call. Very nice. It would be good for large venues and downtown areas. Good Drone concept.
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LT Brad McInnis
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Pretty cool, as long as someone is next to them to afix the pads...
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