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Defibrillator drones to boost cardiac arrest survival

13-Jun-2017

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Fully automated eight-rota machines can fly at up to 50mph and deliver heart-starting kit.

Should enable more NHS emergency units to meet the eight-minute response target.

Every minute after a cardiac arrest decreases chances of survival by 10 %.

Trial in Sweden reduced response time by 16 minutes.

The machines were airborne within three seconds of being allocated.

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Karolinska Institutet

Public Medical university

NHS

UK National Health Service, publicly funded healthcare system in England

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Accident and Emergency