Medical drones: Disruptive technology makes the future happen.

4区医学 Q2 Medicine

Unfallchirurg Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-29 DOI:10.1007/s00113-021-01095-3

Cyrus Sigari, Peter Biberthaler

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Abstract

Trauma surgery has always been driven forward by innovative technological advancements. The recent appearance of "advanced air mobility" (AAM) represents one of the next steps in these technological developments. These innovative flying systems have major implications for all of the various healthcare stages in trauma surgery: Unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, can deliver critical supplies on demand, just in time, without physical contact, within the "last mile delivery" concept, such as AEDs, critical medication, blood for transfusion etc. Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) devices add new horizons for healthcare thanks to the smallest take-off and landing areas. These eVTOLs are not only new aircraft but, thanks to the autonomous flying options, they are flying computers with novel technological opportunities on board. With these new, flying operation systems, the whole rescue chain will be completely revolutionized by much faster response intervals, patient transportation times, telemedical applications, optimized emergency medical services, laboratory transportation etc. Hence, this article aims to provide a tentative overview of these new exciting technological developments in the field of trauma surgery for the benefit of our patients.

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医疗无人机:颠覆性技术让未来成为现实。

创伤外科一直受到创新技术的推动。最近出现的“先进空中机动性”(AAM)代表了这些技术发展的下一步之一。这些创新的飞行系统对创伤外科的各个医疗保健阶段都有重大影响:无人驾驶飞机系统或无人机可以在“最后一英里交付”概念中，按需及时交付关键物资，无需身体接触，例如aed、关键药物、输血等。电动垂直起降(eVTOL)设备由于起降面积最小，为医疗保健增添了新的视野。这些evtol不仅是新型飞机，而且由于自动飞行选项，它们是具有新颖技术机会的飞行计算机。有了这些全新的飞行操作系统，整个救援链将会发生革命性的变化，包括更快的响应间隔、病人运输时间、远程医疗应用、优化的紧急医疗服务、实验室运输等。因此，本文旨在对创伤外科领域的这些令人兴奋的新技术发展进行初步概述，以造福我们的患者。

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Unfallchirurg 医学-急救医学

CiteScore

1.50

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审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Der Unfallchirurg is an internationally recognised publication organ. The journal deals with all aspects of accident surgery and reconstruction surgery and serves the continuing medical education of surgeons and accident surgeons with own practices and those working in hospitals. Practically-oriented works provide an overview on selected topics and offer the reader a summary of current findings from all fields of accident surgery. Besides the imparting of relevant background knowledge, the focus is on the assessment of scientific findings under consideration of practical experience. The reader is given concrete recommendations for his/her practical work.