Use of unmanned aerial systems in the health care
Authors:
Miloš Bohoněk 1,2
Authors‘ workplace:
Oddělení hematologie a krevní transfuze ÚVN – VoFN, Praha
1; Fakulta biomedicínského inženýrství ČVUT Praha
2
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2022; 161: 147-152
Category:
Review Article
Overview
The use of unmanned aerial systems (drones) in the medical care, especially for the distribution of blood, laboratory samples, drugs and medical supplies is the subject of several research and practical pilot projects around the world with a wide perspective of use in civilian and military settings. For the purposes of medical service of troops, this is a suitable and promising solution for strengthening of pre-hospital care in advanced lines and in small combat task forces, which often operate in the rear of the enemy, in conditions of irregular warfare and difficult to access medevac. Deploying drones can effectively enhance the capabilities of mobile medical teams and at the same time life-saving prehospital healthcare concepts such as "remote damage control resuscitation" and "blood far forward". The paper presents a brief overview of the development and use of drones in medical applications for civil and military use.
Keywords:
pre-hospital care – drone – unmanned aerial systems – distribution of blood and blood products – distribution of laboratory samples
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