Back in 2013 an event caused million of damage across two countries. In its aftermath, Dr. Italo Subbarao, Associate Professor at William Carey University's College and Dr.Guy Paul Cooper Jr., studied the interactions and noticed that the latter had trouble reaching people in need. "What if we could take drone-based technology and put an advanced medicine kit on it? What if it was sophisticated enough to provide lifesaving medications before first responders can arrive?" says Subbarao. Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) and Drone Delivery Service Flirtey also intend to use drones to deliver medical equipment before first responders can arrive.

If someone has a cardiac arrest, a drone could help before an ambulance arrives. Swedish researchers have been experimenting with drones treating an individual whose heart stops, New Scientist reported. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest happens to about 55 of 100,000 people in the U.S. annually, with only an 8 percent to 10 percent survival rate. Getting an ambulance in time could save a person's life, but what if first responders take too long? Researchers from the Karolinska Institute looked at an alternative: drones equipped with defibrillators that could aid a person in cardiac arrest if applied quickly.

Drones aren't just good for getting your shopping in an instant – by carrying defibrillators they could prove to be life-saving if your heart stops beating. Only around one in ten people survives a cardiac arrest outside hospital. Having a bystander perform chest compressions improves your chances, but a shock from a defibrillator must be applied quickly to restart the heart. Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces someone's chance of survival by 10 per cent. Defibrillators are designed to give spoken instructions so that anyone can use them, and many are available in public places.