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Drones delivering defibrillators consistently outperform ambulances to get life-saving treatment for cardiac arrest patients.
Dones were quicker than ambulances 67% of cases, and by an average of 3 minutes and 14 seconds.
“Drones can deliver defibrillators in daylight, non-daylight, summertime and wintertime, and before emergency services in a majority of cases,” - Andreas Claesson, co-author of the study.
Use of drones was dependent on the availability of someone who could perform CPR.
Researchers are looking to expand the trial and use drones in other emergency scenarios.
Study led by the Karolinska Institute, published in The Lancet Digital Health journal.
