Feasibility of the Delivery of Lab Specimen and Units of Blood by Drone

The use of drones for delivery of various types of goods has been in the news lately (see:Here ’s everything you need to know about Amazon’s drone delivery project, Prime Air). However, the use case that caught my attention was the delivery of clinical lab specimens (see:Johns Hopkins ’ Test Drone Travels 161 Miles to Set Record for Delivery Distance of Clinical Laboratory Specimens), Below is an excerpt from this article:....Johns Hopkins University Medicine (JHUM) has set a record in America for the longest distance drone delivery of viable medical specimens. In a project to demonstrate the viability of using drones to transport medical laboratory specimens, the Johns Hopkins University team flew a drone with specimens more than 161 miles across the Arizona desert. The goal is to bring autonomous medical delivery drones a step closer to transforming how specimens get transported across long distances.... In conducting its most recent study, Johns Hopkins researchers obtained paired chemistry and hematology samples from 21 adults.... A temperature-controlled specimen transport container designed by the Johns Hopkins University research team ensured the blood samples remained cooled and were viable for testing after the three-hour drone flight in the Arizona heat....The test flight adds to the growing evidence that unmanned aircraft may be the most effective way to quickly transport blood and other medical samples to clinical laboratories....Another major player i...
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