Ambulance drone: A flying defibrillator that can save hundreds of people having heart attack

Dubbing it ‘ambulance drone’, a student at a Dutch university has developed a flying defibrillator that can respond within minutes after a heart attack sets in.

“Around 800,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest in the European Union every year and only 8 per cent survive,” said Belgian-national Alec Momont, the developer of the device.

“The main reason for this is the relatively long response time of emergency services of about 10 minutes, while brain death and fatalities occur within four to six minutes.”

The ambulance drone is equipped with a camera and a GPS navigation system. Powered by six propellers, the the drone can reach a maximum speed of 100 kilometres per hour.

When someone suffers a heart attack, bystanders can call an emergency hotline and an ambulance drone is next dispatched.

Using a camera mounted on the drone, a staffer can then instruct bystanders to attach the defibrillator to the patient.

The drone can transport the device to someone in need inside a 12 km2 zone within one minute, significantly increasing the survival rate of patients.

Apart from the defibrillator, the developer hopes that the drone will be able to carry other medical supplies such as oxygen masks and insulin injections.

Momont aims to create an ambulance drone network in the Netherlands within the next five years. Each drone costs around €15,000, but Momont does not believe price will be an issue.

“I have calculated these at approximately €15,000 per drone, which is clearly a reasonable amount if you consider the number of lives that could be saved,” Momont said.

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[voodoo]

Wow drones used for saving people not destroying them, Nice!

[RichyJ]

You do realise a heart attack is different from cardiac arrest?

[reasonpaudyal]

If you are wondering, That woman, her name was Rihanna. She said she thought her Dad was having a heart attack and stopped breathing.

[xbaumann]

This is a great idea, but I swear someone will hack them.

[jonmac]

If that was introduced in the USA, it would have a slot for your credit card, no card, no defib.

[dendrosagu]

 
What video system uses this Drone to send the video signal to the pilot when the Drone is landing between buildings??? It is impossible to send live video signal through the Drone after this is on the ground, surrounded by buildings.

[ameslee]

Dad said (I got a heart attack!) son said ( don't worry dad I called the ambulance drone) dad said (thx) when it's reaching their neighbour Harry said (holy shit Osama drone!)

[shawnplaymonsterhunter]

Does it come with an instruction manual

[robertb]

These would be great for wildland firefighting. Radio in a Lat&Long and this thing comes whizzing in.

[nickylup]

people need to think before they do something especially if the shoe is on the other foot.. Don't be stupid

[ronaldoEscalanteCruz]

I want 1 drone for every 12 km in my country.

[FantasyNero]

Why some one put a Dislike on this Video?
is this a future proof and helpful or Not??

[anony]

this is assuming no one tries to mess with the drones

[LuckyLegionN]

Get the neighboorhood watch drones ready

[Timska]

a person i know died 2 days ago of an heart attack...

[iRaQeeYah]

I LIVE IN THE NETHERLANDS O.O OMG OMG OMG, YEAAAAH. <3. my countryy bby<3.

[suomynona]

i got into fights after seeing these drones. rendering them useless. Idk why but i attack them on site.

[SporkPlays]

I think People are going to call 911 just to see the drone

[thekinggamingmusiccsgoandm]

The Dutch flag is diffrent..
Now he looks more france than dutch

[maninredhelm]

I don't think this idea works.  I would worry that someone is going to call for one of these when it isn't necessary, like for a drunk person passed out on the street.  Or they could just steal the drone after it lands.  It might still be useful in hard-to-reach rural settings, but its 12km range is too small for that.