Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests
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Sat, 26 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World05:00first to report
New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devices Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested. In the UK alone, there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests a year where emergency medical services attempt to resuscitate the individual, according to the British Heart Foundation. However, fewer than one in 10 people...
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)12:38
Non armi, ma tecnologia salvavita. Un drone potrebbe portare un defibrillatore automatico esterno (Dae) sul luogo di un arresto cardiaco prima che un dispositivo venga recuperato e trasportato attraverso la rete stradale. È l’ipotesi al centro di uno studio di simulazione presentato al congresso della Società europea di medicina d’emergenza (Eusem), in corso a Parigi, […] L'articolo Droni e defibrillatori, la simulazione: così si potrebbe accorciare il tempo dei soccorsi e salvare vite proviene...