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By StratoTramp
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#1892089
Nice, does seem good for mountainous and/or cluttered terrain. I'd imagine useful for chains of islands too.
Does seem a bit of luck with the doctor being there though from the detection side and knowing where it is required.

Could be summoned by a wearable I suppose. "Arrhythmia Detected!, Please lay down in the recovery position if able, a drone will be with you in 3 mins!" :lol:
By riverrock
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Doesn't need a doctor - that was just the one incident highlighted. Ambulances carry AEDs anyway.
This would be when a passer-by or family member phones for emergency services and a heart attack is suspected. Although training is useful to build confidence in AED use, they are designed for someone who knows nothing to be able to simply follow the instructions and use.
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StratoTramp wrote:Oh yeah AEDs super easy. I just meant you need to know an incident is occurring to dispatch too


<slight drift :oops: >

Particularly useful if local defibrillators are liable to be vandalised or stolen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59897608

:( :evil:

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By riverrock
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#1892414
Indeed - was talking to an organisation the other day that organised lots of them to be installed around Glasgow - they were deciding whether to keep doing it as so many had been damaged.
Outdoor ones have to have a heater in their cabinet to protect the batteries so there are the infrastructure costs also. Newly installed ones will generally have a code lock on them which the ambulance service know the number to provide access, but even still.
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And another one...

Stranded dog saved from rising tide after rescuers attach sausage to drone

As the tide rose, it began to look perilous for Millie the jack russell-whippet cross, who had defied the efforts of police, firefighters and coastguards to pluck her from treacherous mudflats.

So the rescuers had to think imaginatively, and came up with the idea of attaching a sausage to a drone and hoping the scent of the treat would tempt Millie to safety. It worked gloriously and Millie has been reunited with her grateful owner after following the dangling sausage to higher, safer ground.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... e-to-drone
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