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It’s not Ironman, it’s a flying paramedic jet suit test for remote rescues!
By Jhoemz Vercide 30 Sep 2020 550

No, it’s not a bird nor a plane, it’s a flying paramedic up to save lives!

The United Kingdom has successfully tested what’s believed to be the world's first paramedic jet suit in collaboration with Gravity Industries over the mountainous terrain of the Lake District.

 

According to the New York Post, as reported by Reuters, inventor Richard Browning tested a jet suit that will allow Great North Air Ambulance Service medics to quickly respond to emergencies in the rugged Lake District.

“Who knows what the future holds but this is a start we are very proud of,” said Browning, founder of the UK’s Gravity Industries who reached a 10-year-old girl in a simulated fall in just 90 seconds.

Before, the rescuers would spend 25-30 minutes to get into the treacherous path of the district, and now with the help of the new invention, the time can be reduced.

“In a jet pack, what might have taken up to an hour to reach the patient may only take a few minutes, and that could mean the difference between life and death,” Andy Mawson said, a helicopter paramedic and director of operations at GNAAS who came up with the idea.

The suit – which holds two mini engines on each arm and one on the back — can fly at 32 mph to a maximum altitude of 12,000 feet, the BBC reported.

Mawson said that the suit’s undeniable speed is its major advantage.

“If the idea takes off, the flying paramedic will be armed with a medical kit, with strong pain relief for walkers who may have suffered fractures, and a defibrillator for those who may have suffered a heart attack,” he said.

“There are dozens of patients every month within the complex but relatively small geographical footprint of the Lakes,” he added. ” What we didn’t know for sure is how this would work in practice. Well, we’ve seen it now and it is, quite honestly, awesome.”

The number of incidents requiring emergency responses last year was 584, According to the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association based on the report of Reuters.

Check out this video to see how cool the flying paramedic is:

 

 

I mean, this is really awesome, a great invention indeed,

 

 

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