It is an invention that would save lives in an emergency, and was created by a Calgary highschool pupil.
Max Du — who attends Queen Elizabeth Excessive College — was considered one of seven college students to take prime honours on the 2022 Canada-Extensive Science Truthful, the most important annual youth science, know-how, engineering and arithmetic (STEM) occasion within the nation.
Du created a medical drone that individuals can use in their very own houses.
If a affected person has a coronary heart assault, the drone jumps into motion, flying to the rescue.
It could administer remedy and open doorways for emergency crews, all whereas livestreaming video to paramedics.
Du was impressed to do one thing to enhance low coronary heart assault survival charges.
"My resolution to this drawback was to create a drone that was clever and may one, begin rescue quicker earlier than an EMS arrives and two, to assist save extra sufferers dwelling alone as properly," Du stated.
"So to do that, I made 4 design options which included finding and approaching sufferers in seconds … upstairs or downstairs, then delivering emergency remedy to sufferers beneath surveillance with a pillbox and an intramuscular auto injection.”
There have been 371 college students entered this yr's competitors, held in New Brunswick.
Winners took dwelling medals, awards and scholarships value a complete of about $1 million.
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