Beyond Borders: Understanding the Role of Drones in Healthcare Services in India and Abroad

Drones can gather real-time data cost-effectively and deliver payloads, and they have initiated the rapid evolution of many healthcare sectors. Drones are used to surveillance disaster sites and areas with biological hazards and in epidemiology for research and tracking disease spread. This technolo...

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Main Authors: Ankita Sharma, Bhavna Rani
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Evidence
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/JME.JME_181_23
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description Drones can gather real-time data cost-effectively and deliver payloads, and they have initiated the rapid evolution of many healthcare sectors. Drones are used to surveillance disaster sites and areas with biological hazards and in epidemiology for research and tracking disease spread. This technology is efficiently employed for rapid blood and blood product delivery for better maternal care. Telecommunication drones are used for diagnosis and treatment, perioperative evaluation and telementoring in remote areas. Drones have the potential to be reliable medical delivery platforms for microbiological and laboratory samples, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, emergency medical equipment and patient transport. Government agencies have placed drone use on the national agenda. The following steps include aggressive research initiatives in safety, industry expansion, increased public awareness and participation. The purpose of this article is to document the utilisation of drone technology in India compared to outside India.
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title Beyond Borders: Understanding the Role of Drones in Healthcare Services in India and Abroad
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