Bartshealth NHS Trust, London, UK.
Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University, London, UK.
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2024 Jan 29;32(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13049-024-01180-7.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in many industrial and commercial roles and have an increasing number of medical applications. This article reviews the characteristics of UAVs and their current applications in pre-hospital emergency medicine. The key roles are transport of equipment and medications and potentially passengers to or from a scene and the use of cameras to observe or communicate with remote scenes. The potential hazards of UAVs both deliberate or accidental are also discussed.
无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）在许多工业和商业领域得到广泛应用，并在医疗领域得到越来越多的应用。本文回顾了 UAV 的特点及其在院前急救医学中的当前应用。UAV 的主要作用是运输设备和药品，以及将人员（可能是患者）运送到现场或从现场运出，还可以使用摄像机观察或与远程现场进行通信。本文还讨论了 UAV 故意或意外造成的潜在危险。
