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Mountain Rescue Jetpack Paramedic Suits Tested In Bad Weather

In 2015, 18 of 30 deaths on the hills were caused by medical emergencies such as heart attacks. But with suits designed by Gravity Industries, a jetpack paramedic flew to the top of a mountain in 3-minutes which would have otherwise taken 2 hrs on foot. Air ambulance services have tested them in heavy rain and gusts of winds of up to 48kph. Here’s more about the jetpack paramedic suits.

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