Design of a Sustainable Rescue and First Aid Drone-Based System for Passenger Car Occupants

Medical emergencies transpire in passenger cars where most victims fail to access immediate medical assistance bringing about worsening of their health or death. Incorporation of rescue and first aid drone-based systems in Emergency Medical Services has been proposed. The objectives being improving response time of Emergency Medical Services, assessing the victim’s health, assisting in administration of first aid, real time live feed of victim’s vitals to the responders and mainly to outline how sustainability in healthcare can be achieved through adaptation of the proposed system. The key features of the first aid drone-based system include: a compact, architecture, aerodynamically optimized architecture and high strength to weight ratio. Solid Works has been used for modelling and simulation of the proposed system. Results showed that the maximum stress (295MPa) experienced in the link is less than the yield strength of carbon fiber (1000MPa), therefore, the design is safe. Findings also showed that, the proposed system can help to further bridge the gap between technology and healthcare, hence making the current healthcare system more relevant in future. Recommendations have been made on improving the software design of the system. Further studies on the design of quadcopters with high range, payload, endurance and speed has been proposed. Overall, the research focused on how robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Internet of Things (Industry 4.0) can been used to improve Emergency Medical Services response to health emergencies.