What Is Ambulance Drone?
In the case of a cardiac arrest, the
Ambulance Drone is a prototype high-speed drone that delivers Automated Defibrillators (AEDs). The drone monitors emergency phone calls and utilizes GPS to go to the location of the emergency. The drone instructor or pilot can instruct on how to operate the AEDs and deliver emergency help instructions via a live-stream webcam.
How Does Ambulance Drone work?
The early minutes following an accident are vital for providing the proper care and preventing an accident from escalating. Emergency response times can be cut in half, resulting in fewer deaths and a faster recovery. This is especially true in cases of heart failure, drowning, trauma, and respiratory problems. An AED, medicine, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) devices can all be made small enough to be carried by an Ambulance Drone.
How do drones work as Medical Toolbox?
A new type of frame was designed for the Ambulance Drone, which is a compact flying toolbox that contains vital materials for (lay-person) advanced life support. The drone's portability and foldability allow it to be used almost anywhere, including indoors. The delivery of an Automated Defibrillator is the emphasis of the initial prototype (AED). Around 800.000 people perish from cardiac arrest in the European Union each year, an alarming figure given that only 8% of those who experience it survive. The key explanation for the high number of casualties is the emergency services' sluggish reaction time (10 minutes). In about 4 to 6 minutes, brain loss and permanent death begin.
You Can Save lives with a network of drones -
We want to drastically boost this survival rate with the Ambulance Drone. The drone's integration of a two-way, video-enabled communication line between 112 operators and first responders will improve first-aid care. The current rate of successful AED use by laypeople is 20%. This can be boosted to 90% with specific instructions and communication on the Ambulance Drone. In summary, the Drone saves lives by extending existing emergency infrastructure with a network of rapid and small UAVs capable of delivering emergency supplies and establishing contact from any location.
What should you do next?
Commercialization is difficult due to the complexity of the invention of a system like this. Further phases in the development are being considered at TU Delft.
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