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Sai in "Drones May Become ‘The Next Big Thing’ In Healthcare Delivery"(2022) explains the uses and impact drones have in the healthcare industry. Sai mentioned that drones have the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery by providing access to hard-to-reach patients, and delivering healthcare supplies and goods. Drones have also been used for telehealth and virtual care, delivering Covid-19 vaccines, and delivering automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. Recently, a study conducted by the European Heart Journal(2021), proved that drones were able to provide time-saving benefits in emergency situations, with a successful delivery rate of 92%. In another finding from Everdrone AB(2022), where an autonomous drone also helped save the life of a man who experienced an OHCA by delivering an AED in just over three minutes. With a promising future drones have, large retailers such as Amazon have already begun testing and using drone technology for retail needs, which will lower the costs of drone technology and make it more accessible for healthcare organizations. With continued development, drones will have the potential to provide significant value in timely healthcare delivery and measurable healthcare outcomes.

Reference

- Sai Balasubramanian (2022, Jan 9). Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery.

- AB, E. (2022, January 5). For the first time in medical history, an autonomous drone helps save the life of a cardiac arrest patient.