A drone carrying blood for emergency treatment lands on the airfield of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical College in Binjiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2018.
"When there is an urgent need for blood, it only takes 5 minutes for the drone to fly the blood from the Zhejiang Blood Center to the Binjiang Campus of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University, which avoids the time delay caused by road traffic jams and further improves the efficiency of medical treatment." Zhang Mao, director of emergency medicine at the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University, said the delivery of blood by drones can not only meet the emergency needs of hospitals, but also effectively protect the emergency needs in special situations such as public emergencies or major natural disasters.
According to the introduction, the medical transport UAV will fly autonomously in accordance with the established routes and achieve precise navigation relying on the 5G network. Its wind resistance level is 6 and it can operate normally in rain and snow days. The load capacity is up to 5 kg. According to the special requirements of blood products transportation, the special container carried by the UAV can maintain a constant temperature environment, and the change is less than 1℃ in one hour, to ensure the quality and safety of blood products.
