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Drones: The Future of Medical Emergency Response?

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have a wide range of applications for disaster relief. In 2015 a small drone (hexacopter) operated by Flirtey, an Australian company, flew over the mountainous terrain of Wise County, VA, and provided a shipment of medications to a make-shift clinic offered by a Remote Area Medical. This was the …

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Hexacopter Drones Are Now Delivering Medical Supplies and Medicine To Hospitals and First Responders

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On July 17, 2015, a hexacopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which functions like a miniature helicopter (with its 6 rotors), flew over and through the mountainous terrain of Wise County, Virginia, and lowered a shipment of medications to a temporary clinic provided by Remote Area Medical. This Australian hexacopter was the first such medical …

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