Roughly 275,000 people suffer heart attacks each year in Europe, and about 70% of them happen at home, without a defibrillator on site. The window for saving a heart attack patient’s life is only 10 minutes, so time is of the essence. According to a recent article from The Verge: no defibrillator, no problem! A drone carrying the life-saving device resuscitated its first patient in Sweden.
Medical Drone Saves First Heart Attack Patient in Sweden
Drones carrying defibrillators are proving to be a quicker and more efficient way to reach time-sensitive patients.
Jan 10, 2022
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