These drones can get to heart attack victims faster

Drones carrying an easy-to-use defibrillator kit can reach heart attack victims faster than an ambulance. Photo: AFP

Drones could help save the lives of heart attack victims by delivering defibrillators faster than an ambulance can arrive at the scene, according to a report on June 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

By reducing the crucial intervention time after a heart attack, drone delivery of the easy-to-use kit could raise the chances of survival of cardiac arrest victims, said the report compiled by Swedish researchers.