Tom writes, >> In the last few years, several defibrillators have been installed on outside >> walls around our small country town, and thus freely available to everyone. >> They’ve all been stolen. ... > > The defibrillators I have seen in public areas, mostly have electronic alarms > fitted, > which flash a light and sound a siren when the case is opened.
Yes, that would probably work in many built-up areas, with residential folk living there. However, in this small country town, there is no-one living in or near main street. It’s a strictly commercial area and very quiet after hours. No-one would see/hear it. And one would suspect that many tiny/small country towns in Aussie are often much the same? >> ... drone such a machine any where they’re needed? > > One Australian surf lifesaving drones was planned to be able to carry a small > defibrillator. > I don't know if this was done. > https://www2.computerworld.com.au/article/661152/surf-lifesaving-drone-maker-eyes-long-haul-autonomous-uav/ > > Perhaps a defibrillator function could be *built into* delivery drones. This > could be > a lightweight pouch on the drone, containing the electrodes & electronics, > powered > directly from the drone's batteries. Yes, that might be helpful. Maybe perhaps for every drone-swarm licence-to-operate in Aussie could also include one defibrillator/first-aid-kit drone in an automated-hatch ‘garage’ always powered up and ready for instant deployment? Surely, ready-to install $2,000 kits, complete with widely available local mobile apps to open the drone hatch and to guide the drone straight to anyone who summoned it? Or else, simply cheapish mass-produced defibrillators which can be distributed widely around neighbourhoods. -- -- Tom Worthington, http://www.tomw.net.au _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
