Once the heart stops beating, it takes about 4-6 minutes for the brain to die. The average response time for ambulances is about 10 minutes.
A professional response within a single minute could potentially increase the cardiac arrest survival rate to an astonishing 80%.
Though defibrillators are commonly available in public areas in case of emergency, 4 out of 5 cardiac arrests occur at home where the equipment likely isn’t available.
Currently, only 20% of untrained people are able to successfully apply a defibrillator, but this rate can be increased to 90% if people are provided with instructions at the scene.
My impression is that the sky will be quite crowded with drones in about 5 to 10 years and there will be an air traffic control problem.
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