Chandigarh PGI has got a drone that can cover a distance of 100 kilometers in an hour.
Chandigarh PGI has got a drone that can cover a distance of 100 kilometers in an hour. Through this drone, organs can be brought and delivered from other states in a short time. Earlier, in emergency situations, organs were brought through ambulances. sometimes due to traffic
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This drone weighs 18 kg and can lift 5 kg. It will run with the help of satellite. In this the location will be set and it will automatically reach the place. It will fly like a ship at a height of 4 thousand feet.
Where earlier it used to take 4 hours to bring the organ from Himachal, now it will take only one hour. It will also be used to bring organs from Delhi.
Drone trial was conducted in Chandigarh PGI on Thursday, which was successful.
There will be no need for green corridor The green corridor which PGI used to build earlier to bring the organ, will no longer need to be built. This drone has been used so far in Rishikesh AIIMS. Now if organs have to be brought from nearby states, they will come only through drones. It will mostly be used to bring organs from AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal.
Will run 100 kilometers once charged This drone will run 100 kilometers once charged. According to Dr. Beeman Saikia of Telemedicine Department of PGI, currently it takes about 4 hours to bring an organ from Bilaspur in an ambulance, but it will take only one hour by drone.
Will be able to bring organs from Delhi also Dr. Beeman Saikia told that organs can also be brought from Delhi with this drone. To bring the organ from Delhi, a stoppage will be made midway, where the battery of the drone will be changed. After this it will be flown again.
Dr. Beeman said that it will also be used to bring organs from hospitals around Chandigarh. Currently, it takes 40 to 50 minutes to bring organs from big hospitals Fortis and Max hospitals, but through drone it will take only a few minutes. He told that liver, heart and kidney are more required. Drones will save a lot of time in bringing these.
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