TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2020 /CNW/ - Drone Delivery Canada
Corp. (TSXV: FLT) (OTC: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A2AMGZ) or (Frankfurt: ABB.F) (the
"Company" or "DDC") is pleased to announce that on November 6th, 2020 it successfully
completed Phase Three of its AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
On The Fly project with Peel Region Paramedic Services and
Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine.
On June 26th, 2019, and
July 6th, 2020, the
Company had announced 100% successful Phase One and Phase Two,
respectively, testing. Phase Three also utilized the Sparrow, with
its cargo drop capability and audio announcement system, to drop an
AED where a designated untrained (lay) bystander would then
retrieve the AED and apply it to a simulated cardiac arrest patient
in a rural environment. Response time to drop, retrieve and
apply an AED, and physiological and psychological human factors in
a stressful situation were measured during the testing.
Additionally, remote launch and monitoring from the Company's
Vaughan, Ontario Operations
Control Centre ("OCC"), and nighttime delivery of an AED by drone
were successfully tested. The testing validated that
using DDC's proprietary drone delivery platform with cargo
drop functionality to deliver rapid first responder technology via
drone may reduce response time to cardiac arrest patients in the
field while being utilized by lay responders.
Simulated 911 call locations were electronically sent to the
Company's OCC for drone launch. The Sparrow drone flew
automatically from a Peel Paramedic station in Caledon, Ontario to the destination and
back. Real-time remote monitoring occurred from the Company's
OCC using DDC's proprietary FLYTE software system. Round-trip
flight distance was approximately 12km. Compared to a
land-based vehicle, the AED drone had a shorter travel time, a
major factor in responding to a cardiac arrest.
"This partnership between DDC, Peel Regional Paramedic Services
and Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine is groundbreaking.
This innovative program utilizes DDC's proprietary drone logistics
platform to deliver rapid first responder technology via DDC's
Sparrow drone with the goal to reduce response time and potentially
save lives. The new aspects tested in Phase Three further
demonstrate the viability of our solution. The Company thanks
all participants and funders," commented Michael Zahra, President & CEO of Drone
Delivery Canada.
Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, an Associate
Professor at the Department of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Toronto and the Principal
Investigator of the 'AED on the Fly' Pilot Research program
commented, "Phase Three allowed us to continue our progress towards
implementing drone technology to improve outcomes from rural and
remote cardiac arrest. Working with lay responders, we continued
our simulated cardiac arrest scenarios and optimized the ease of
use of an AED delivered by drone through 'real time feedback' to
lay responders as well as performing night flights to ensure
24/7 capability of this unique AED solution. Finally, and most
importantly, the launch and monitoring of the drone occurred from
the Operations Control Centre at DDC headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario, reconfirming the
capabilities of DDC's remote monitoring with FLYTE. All these
factors strengthen the likelihood that not only may drones decrease
time to first AED shock in rural and remote communities but the
fear of AED use can be minimized by 'real time' interaction between
a first responder and trained personnel. After today's test flights
we continue to make major strides to the ultimate goal of employing
drone delivered AEDs as part of an organized 911 response to
cardiac arrest in rural communities. We are thankful to our grant
funders the Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada (CANet) and Zoll Medical Inc.
(Chelmsford, Massachusetts) for
their support of this project."
About Drone Delivery Canada Corp.
Drone Delivery
Canada Corp. is a drone technology company focused on the design,
development, and implementation of its proprietary logistics
software platform, using drones. The Company's platform will be
used as a Software as a Service (SaaS) model for government and
corporate organizations globally.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is a publicly listed company trading
on the TSX.V Exchange under the symbol FLT, on the U.S. OTC Q B
market under the symbol TAKOF, and on the Frankfurt exchange under the symbol A2AMGZ or
ABB.F.
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