Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone.
Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina , calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest , the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an
A 2017 study found it takes an emergency medical services unit 7 minutes, on average, to arrive on the scene following a 911 call, though response times vary considerably by region, and rural wait times can be much longer. Starks said she believes the drone-delivered AEDs in the pilot study could reduce the time to treatment by 4 minutes compared with first responders.
In the United States, most programs are just getting started, and they are exploring the use of drones to also provide remedies for drug overdoses and major trauma or potential drowning rescues.that can reverse an opioid overdose. The program initially covers a 7-square-mile area, and EMS dispatchers deploy the drones, which are monitored by drone pilots.
In the United States, one hurdle for drone programs is that the Federal Aviation Administration typically requires that drones be operated within the operators' visual line of sight. In May, when Congress passed the FAA reauthorization bill, it gave the FAA four months to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking on
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