Heart attack patient saved by drone

Dr Mustafa Ali – who was walking to work in Trollhattan in Sweden –spotted that an elderly man had collapsed outside his home shovelling

snow and explained how the drone was summoned to assist the ailing man.

Dr Ali said: “I immediately understood that something was wrong and

rushed to help.”

He continued: “The man had no pulse, so I started doing CPR while asking another bystander to call 112 [the Swedish emergency number]. Just minutes later, I saw something flying above my head. It was a drone with a defibrillator.”

Dr Ali seized the defibrillator and used it – delivering shocks – along

with CPR.

The man – who was taken to hospital and released – said: “I can’t put

into words how thankful I am to this new technology and the speedy

delivery of the defibrillator. If it wasn’t for the drone I probably

wouldn’t be here.”

The drone – which can reach 200,000 homes in Sweden – is being trialled

and could be rolled out to provide healthcare support across the

Scandinavian country.

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