Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of surviving a cardiac event by 10%. Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of surviving a cardiac event by 10%. Heart attack Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devices

Prefer the Guardian on Google 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 survive such an event, and some who do are left with neurological problems.