Are drones a fast way to deliver emergency defibrillators?

MMiz

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(Reuters Health) - Drones may be able to rush emergency defibrillators to patients in cardiac arrest faster than traditional emergency medical services (EMS), potentially improving survival odds, a small Swedish experiment suggests.

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DrParasite

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I read that..... what is the range of the drone, how does it work in bad weather, what if the address provided is wrong, what if the pilot crashes it into a building (who is liable, the pilot, the drone manufacturer, mother nature who caused the wind to shift,), or if it crashes into a bus, is the driver criminally negligent if the patient dies?

I see this being good in theory, in a small select set of circumstances, but not really practical for a large response area.
 
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