Graduated TU Delft student Alec Momont shows his design of an ambulance drone with a built in defibrillator.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It tracks emergency mobile calls and uses the GPS to navigate.<\/p>\n
Once at the scene, an operator, like a paramedic, can watch, talk and instruct those helping the victim by using an on-board camera connected to a control room via a livestream webcam.<\/p>\n
The prototype has already attracted the interest of emergency services including that of Amsterdam, the Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad said.<\/p>\n
The Dutch Heart Foundation also applauded the idea, the newspaper added.<\/p>\n
Momont however wants his drone to become a “flying medical toolbox” able to carry an oxygen mask to a person trapped in a fire or an insulin injection to a diabetes sufferer.<\/p>\n
However, the drone is still in its infancy as far as developing its steering mechanism and legal issues regarding its use are concerned, Momont said.<\/p>\n
He said he hopes to have an operational emergency drone network across the Netherlands in five years.<\/p>\n
The drone is expected to cost around 15,000 euros ($19,000) each.<\/p>\n
“I hope it will save hundreds of lives in the next five years,” Momont said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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