Healthcare Magazine June 2018 | Page 55

‘ The positive impact of drone technology within all facets of healthcare verges on exponential , although with it arise certain concerns ’ fallout of the Haitian earthquake , and drone technology was used to collect data imagery in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines the following year . Currently , the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Mississippi is developing a drone capable of delivering telemedicine kits that can swiftly connect doctors to victims of a natural disaster or terror attack . Complete with Google Glass , the kit would enable a bystander to treat someone in need of emergency care , while being coached live by a trained professional .

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