It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found drones arrived at the scene of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A county in North Carolina began using drones to deliver AEDs for suspected cardiac arrest. With plans for ...

Reno, Nev.-based tech startup Flirtey is developing a drone service that delivers portable defibrillators to local 911 callers who report symptoms of cardiac arrest, reports CNBC. Here are five things ...

Drones have become an increasingly helpful tool for law enforcement and first responders. The latest use case? Deploying defibrillator-equipped drones when someone calls 911. Clemmons, N.C., is the ...

During a 911 emergency, everyone is rightly expected to get out of the way of first responders driving to the scene. But these vehicles still need to follow roads, which most likely do not provide a ...

Researchers found that drones arrived at the scene of 18 cardiac arrests within about five minutes of launch. That was almost 17 minutes faster on average than ambulances — a big deal for a condition ...