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Operational and Financial Considerations of Using Drones for Medical Support of Mass Events in Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2018

Marlena Robakowska ,
Daniel Ślęzak ,
Anna Tyrańska-Fobke ,
Joanna Nowak ,
Piotr Robakowski ,
Przemysław Żuratyński ,
Jerzy Ładny  and
Klaudiusz Nadolny
Marlena Robakowska
Affiliation:
Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Public Health and Social Medicine
Daniel Ślęzak*
Affiliation:
Medical University of Gdansk, Emergency Medicine Workshop
Anna Tyrańska-Fobke
Affiliation:
Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Emergency Medicine
Joanna Nowak
Affiliation:
Medical University of Gdansk, Faculty of Health Sciences
Piotr Robakowski
Affiliation:
University of Gdansk, Faculty of Social Sciences (Ms Robakowski)
Przemysław Żuratyński
Affiliation:
Medical University of Gdansk, Emergency Medicine Workshop
Jerzy Ładny
Affiliation:
Medical University of Bialystok, Department of Emergency Medicine and Disasters
Klaudiusz Nadolny
Affiliation:
Medical University of Bialystok, Department of Emergency Medicine and Disasters, Voivodeship Rescue Service in Katowice
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Mr Daniel Ślęzak, Emergency Medicine Workshop Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, street Mariana Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-214, Gdańsk, Poland (e-mail: daniel.slezak@gumed.edu.pl).
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Abstract

Objective

The implementation of drones in the medical security system requires a proper planning of the cooperation of different services, dividing the area into sectors, assessing potential risks, and other factors. This study refers to the cost analysis of using drones in the medical support of mass events. The aim of this research is to analyze the costs of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) implementation in the mass event medical support system.

Methods

The description includes purchase and maintenance costs of UAVs. The analysis also involves ways of raising funds for projects related to the UAV sector. Apart from the financial aspect, staff and drone operator training issues are the subjects of this analysis as well.

Results

This study is based on a specialist research involving drones and referring to reports on the current situation in Poland and in the world.

Conclusions

The presented funds required for such projects and the way of raising these funds illustrate the range of the project and its requirements. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:527-532)

Keywords

dronesmass eventsunmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , June 2019 , pp. 527 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 

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