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Faster Than An Ambulance: Drones Could Deliver Emergency Medical Supplies

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A new study finds drones could help save the lives of people who have heart attacks. Researchers set up a simulation using drones to deliver defibrillators to heart attack victims and found they could get them there an average of 16 minutes faster than by ambulance.

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with STAT reporter Max Blau (@maxblau) about how drones might deliver health care.

This segment aired on June 15, 2017.

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