Flirtey launches defibrillator delivery drones

An automated delivery service could mean the difference between life and death for people who have suffered a cardiac arrest. Flirtey is launching a fleet of drones in Nevada that will carry defibrillators to the scene of to ensure patients receive treatment as promptly as possible in a world first. Previous research has found that for every minute a cardiac arrest victim waits to receive defibrillation, their odds of survival decrease by about 10 per cent. An automated delivery service could mean the difference between life and death for people who have suffered cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrests, which are often confused by the public with heart attacks, are a leading cause of death worldwide, killing more than six million people each year.