A doctor passing by saw the man and called for help.
A man in Sweden is alive today thanks to — in part — a drone. The 71-year-old had a heart attack while shoveling snow in December and was resuscitated by a nearby doctor after a drone flew in a defibrillator, EverdroneSomeone having a heart attack needs help within 10 minutes in order to survive.
The drone was developed with the Center for Resuscitation Science at Karolinska Institutet, SOS Alarm, and Region Västra Götaland.“This is an excellent real-world example of how Everdrone’s cutting edge drone technology, fully integrated with emergency dispatch, can minimize the time for access to live-saving AED equipment,” Everdrone CEO Mats Sällström said.testing the EMADE program, the service got 14 heart attack alerts that would be eligible for drones.
In Europe, about 275,000 patients suffer from cardiac arrest annually with approximately 70 percent of those arrests occurring in a private home without a defibrillator on site, according to Everdrone. The survival rate isCurrently, the EMADE service can reach 200,000 Swedish residents. The company said it plans to expand to more locations in Europe this year.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.