The UK's emergency services are not meeting the required 8 minute response time for 33% of ambulance calls. Decreasing response times by 50% could increase survival rates for the most critical "Category A" patients by 100%. The document proposes two drone solutions, Dr. One and Dr. Two, to help reduce ambulance response times and improve patient outcomes.

1.
In the UK, our emergency services are not reaching patients fast enough with 33%
of the ambulances not meeting the 8 minute response time required by the NHS.
If we can decrease the response time by 50%, we can increase the chances of
category A patients by 100% (initially 11%).
First Aid Kit Synced via
GPS only
Two-Way
Communication
Camera to be
used by
paramedics
Microphone GPS High Speed Docking
Station on
Ambulance
Speakers Real Time
Traffic
Information
60 Minutes
Battery Life
Divert Traffic
for
Ambulances
PROBLEM STATEMENT
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20
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
0 % 4 % 8 % 12 % 16 % 20 %
22 %
22 %
17 %
17 %
14 %
11 %
8 %
8 %
8 %
7 %
6 %
5 %
5 %
5 %
5 %
5 %
4 %
2 %
Timeresponseinminutes
Probability
Survivability of Cardiac Arrest
plotted against response time
(Source M. Firdman et al).
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
0 100 200 300 350 400 500
Predicting Severity and Duration of Road
Traffic Accident (Source Mathematical
Problems in Engineering).
Survivalprobability
Accident duration in minutes
Dr.One is designed to be rapidly dispatched and quick to arrive
at the scene of the emergency to make a diagnose of the
situation and to provide first aid if needed. Furthermore, Dr.One
provides an bi-directional interface through which the
emergency personal can communicate with the victims or
adjacent people. As such the emergency personnel can better
and quicker control the situation and at the same time make
more efficient use of the emergency staff and assets based on
the situation that they have observed.
Dr. Two is designed to sync with the ambulance and reduce
the response time of the ambulances. During an emergency,
Dr. Two flies 2-3 minutes ahead of the ambulance to warn the
traffic of the approaching ambulance. This will help clear out
the traffic more efficiently. Furthermore, the drone sync itself
with the real time traffic data of the city to find the shortest
possible route for the ambulance. Dr. Two is fitted with
flashing lights and sirens that are used when going through
traffic. It runs on a combustion engine and is able to achieve
speeds of up to 100 km/h.
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

2. STAKEHOLDERS
Emergency Services Affected Victims Government bodies /
NHS / Health
Department writing
policies
Road Users
FUNDING
TRANSPORT
FOR LONDON
Government Services NHS Private Companies Transport for London
Drone Ambulance
Physical Cost
• Drone: £1,100
• First Aid Kit + AED: £25+£800 = £825
• Two-Way Communicator = £100
• Dr. One Total = £2,025
• Dr. Two Total = £1,200
Operating Cost
• For 1000km = £54
Physical Cost
• Vehicle (Mercedes Sprinter) =
£40,000
• Equipment = £125,002
• Total: £165,002
• For 1000km = £224
• £225 to bring patient to hospital
• £155 to treat on site
COSTS
Operating Cost