Drones to deliver defibrillators in trial

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By Sarah Ward, PA Media

Drones could be used to ensure cardiac arrest patients in Scotland receive quick treatment if a trial is successful.

More than 8,000 people per year in Scotland have an out of hospital cardiac arrest, and defibrillators delivered by drone could help passers-by in rural, remote or congested areas provide life-saving care.