Did you know that drones are not just for fun and games? In China, drones are helping doctors save lives! 🚁❤️
Fast Flying Helpers
Imagine you’re stuck in traffic, and there’s an emergency. What if we could fly over all the cars? That’s exactly what drones are doing in China’s medical emergency systems! No more waiting in traffic jams when someone’s life is on the line.
Drones Delivering Blood and Medicine
In Tianjin, a big city in the Chinese mainland, they launched their first medical drone route. 🚀 The drone flew from a blood bank to a hospital, carrying emergency blood supplies. Shen Jun, the vice president of the hospital, said, “The drone route creates an emergency blood lifeline for patients in critical conditions.”
These drones can carry up to 5 kilograms, which is about the weight of five bottles of soda! 🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤 They have special boxes that keep the blood and medicine at the right temperature and can be tracked in real-time.
Beating the Clock
Drones fly directly from one point to another, so they are much faster than cars stuck in traffic. This saves precious time in emergencies. In one city, a drone cut delivery time from up to 40 minutes down to just 11 minutes! ⏱️
Spreading Across China
Other places in the Chinese mainland, like Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces, are also using drones. They’re transporting test samples, medicine, and other important supplies.
In the city of Zigong, drones have become a normal part of medical services. They have 25 routes connecting 28 sites, and the drones have flown over 5,000 times for medical use! 😮
Super Speedy Drones
These amazing drones can fly at 72 kilometers per hour and cover distances up to 18 kilometers. That’s like flying over 200 soccer fields end to end! ⚽️⚽️⚽️
The Future of Healthcare
Experts like Hao Jihui, the president of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital, believe that drones are changing the way we deliver healthcare. They help reach places faster, break geographical barriers, and make sure people get the help they need quickly.
“We’ll expand drone applications to enhance cross-regional medical resource allocation and meet multi-level health service demands,” Hao said.
Why This Matters
Using drones in medicine shows how technology can make the world a better place. Maybe one day, drones will deliver medicine to people all over the world! 🌍
Reference(s):
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