Tampa General enlists drones to respond to 911 calls

From Becker's:

Beginning May 1, Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will use drones to deliver critical equipment to certain 911 callers in Manatee County. 

As part of a new program, the academic health system has collaborated with the county and Archer First Response Systems, or ArcherFRS, to deliver life-saving equipment via drones to 911 callers in the coverage area. 

When a person calls 911 with reports of cardiac arrest, opioid overdose or trauma, a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, Narcan nasal spray and a tourniquet will be dispatched. The drones are expected to reach callers in about 2 minutes.