Flying Medical Stretcher Coming Soon!

Scientists are currently developing a remote-controlled 'flying stretcher' that can rescue accident victims and bring them to hospital. The high-tech invention that can take off and land vertically, hover and climb to 10,000 feet has been developed by Israeli scientists as an unmanned rescue device to help retrieve soldiers injured in war zones, without putting other lives at risk.
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But experts behind the new aid say it is also designed for use in accidents, where ambulances or helicopters cannot gain access to injured victims quickly enough to boost their chances of survival. Because the device does not need runway or a landing pad, it can be used almost anywhere. Besides the hovering capabilities, the beetle-shaped vehicle also has four wheels to enable it to cross rough terrain.

Each 'stretcher,' called the Med-Evacuation Aerial Vehicle, can hold up to four patients plus an on board medic and has enough power to stay airborne for up to three hours. Details as to exactly how it will work are sketchy, although the project was first announced last year by the Aerospace Medicine Research Center at the Fisher Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies in Israel.

One thing is certain though, the flying stretcher, like unmanned drones, will be flown by an expert pilot on the ground. Image by medgadget: