Title: 'Jet suit paramedic' test flight in Lake District (UK) Source:
YouTube URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7N24DsQMkU&feature=emb_logo Published:Sep 29, 2020 Author:Guardian News Post Date:2020-10-01 08:48:16 by Deckard Keywords:None Views:698 Comments:4
Air ambulance crews in the Lake District could soon be joined by jet-powered paramedics, after trials showed they can locate and assist injured hikers in a fraction of the time of land-bound rescuers.
Test flight footage shows inventor Richard Browning shooting across the Langdale Pikes in search of a party of walkers simulating a casualty scenario.
Within minutes, he locates a woman and child in a search that would have taken rescuers over an hour on foot.
I think that's a bit of a stretch to find applications for a fun toy, when FLIR-equipped drones can fly faster, farther and stay aloft longer. But fortunately, he chose to fly directly to the problem from a very low altitude, rather than waste time actually searching.
Once you know where the victims are, then this might be useful to get a human onsite quickly, but filling the urge to scratch one's nose looks like a fatal mistake.
