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- Alexander Hart, Peter R Chai, Matthew K Griswold, Jeffrey T Lai, Edward W Boyer, and John Broach.
- Fellow in Disaster Medicine, Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Westborough, Massachusetts.
- Am J Disaster Med. 2017 Jan 1; 12 (4): 261-265.
ObjectiveThis study seeks to understand the acceptability and perceived utility of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) scene management.DesignQualitative questionnaires regarding the ease of operation, perceived usefulness, and training time to operate UAVs were administered to Emergency Medical Technicians (n = 15).SettingA Single Urban New England Academic Tertiary Care Medical Center.ParticipantsFront-line emergency medical service (EMS) providers and senior EMS personnel in Incident Commander roles.ConclusionsData from this pilot study indicate that EMS responders are accepting to deploying and operating UAV technology in a disaster scenario. Additionally, they perceived UAV technology as easy to adopt yet impactful in improving MCI scene management.
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