“The Drone814 initiative in the greater Johnstown, Pa., area will use drones to deliver supplies like defibrillators and EpiPens to local emergency scenes. The trials will compare the drones’ speed to that of an ambulance.

(TNS) — An initiative using aerial drones to deliver defibrillators, EpiPens and other medical supplies to local emergency scenes has been cleared for a test run.

Drone814 partners plan to begin airlifting supplies across Greater Johnstown this summer through medical drone trials — in a bid to show the world that the effort can save lives and medical costs, ATA Aviation Managing Director John Eberhardt said.”