Category: Informative articles

30 – Paramedics try out Google Glass in ambulances

“Paramedics try out Google Glass in ambulances”

About: Article about the potential of Google Glass’ to allow paramedics to transmit live video and audio from an ambulance to a doctor in an emergency room. This will give the paramedics an extra pair of eyes to help the ambulance staff with diagnosis support and treatment that can be done in the ambulance. This is much cheaper and portable than other videoconferencing equipments.

URL: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/paramedics-try-out-google-glass-in-ambulances/

Language: English

Publication date: 2014-08-12

19 – Government plans to put calls by emergency services on mobile networks

“Government plans to put calls by emergency services on mobile networks”

About: Article about the fact that the UK government wants to put emergency calls on the same mobile network as the public (new 4G technology). They believe that this new faster network could be used to stream videos live from the ambulance to inform the doctors in the hospital and get diagnosis support early on.

URL: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/09/government-plans-emergency-services-calls-mobile-networks

Language: English

Publication date: 2014-03-09

12 – Teknik på ett helt nytt sätt kan rädda liv på distans

“Teknik på ett helt nytt sätt kan rädda liv på distans”

About: Article about a new project called “Livräddning på distans” where the idea is to teach people to use telemedicine without being a nurse. For example at a constructor site if someone gets injured and you call for an ambulance, then you can by video get assisted by the ambulance staff to perform certain life saving efforts. This will be a way to get help to the patient faster and video is a great way to do that.

Om: En artikel om ett nytt projekt som kallas “Livräddning på distans” där idén är att man vill utbilda människor i hur telemedicin kan användas utan att man är en sjuksköterska. Till exempel på en byggarbetsplats om någon blir skadad och man då ringer efter ambulans, då kan man bli assisterad via video och få hjälp med att utföra livräddning av ambulanspersonalen. Detta är ett sätt att ge vård till patienten snabbare och då är video ett bra hjälpmedel för detta.

URL: https://www.iperspektiv.se/artiklar/2021-02-23-teknik-pa-ett-helt-nytt-satt-kan-radda-liv-pa-distans

Language: Swedish

Publication date: 2021-02-23

38 – 5G robotic glove could diagnose patients before they reach A&E

“5G robotic glove could diagnose patients before they reach A&E”

About: Article about the testing of a new technology called robotic glove. This will be used by paramedics in the ambulance and the glove will be controlled by a physician in the hospital via a 5G network enabling the paramedic to perform an ultrasound. Video cameras in the ceiling will also stream live video to the hospital to make the exam of the patient easier.

URL: https://www.digitalhealth.net/2019/06/5g-robotic-glove-diagnose-patients/

Language: English

Publication date: 2019-06-27

37 – 5 pros and cons of cameras in ambulances

“5 pros and cons of cameras in ambulances”

About: Debate article where the author is debating for cameras in ambulances. He lists the pros and cons and discusses around the problems and possibilities. Above all he explains how it can be used for protecting ems employees of false allegations.

URL: https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/cameras-video/articles/5-pros-and-cons-of-cameras-in-ambulances-RSr5VKurzS88RiUF/

Language: English

Publication date: 2014-09-10

32 – The Vision of ‘Smart Ambulances’ goes Hand-in-Hand with a Data-Empowered Paramedic

“The Vision of ‘Smart Ambulances’ goes Hand-in-Hand with a Data-Empowered Paramedic”

About: Article describing the vision of using smart ambulances and data-empowered paramedics in the UK. The smart ambulances should enable better communication and better on-the scene care and the same for data-empowered paramedics which means that they need more technology that could be portable. If they could video stream to a hospital they could get a second opinion on the treatment needed for the patient.

URL: https://thejournalofmhealth.com/the-vision-of-smart-ambulances-goes-hand-in-hand-with-a-data-empowered-paramedic/?fbclid=IwAR3GpfRN79REpcjQ9UGNjXhU5ArLxFdbqav29EG4pLUYH96JThpPY7O-KjE

Language: English

Publication date: 2018-07-19

40 – Kan 3D-videoteknik kan leda till bättre akutvård?

“Kan 3D-videoteknik kan leda till bättre akutvård?”

About: Article where Hanna Maurin Söderholm, doctoral student at Borås Högskola, is being interviewed about her research within 3D-video technique within the prehospital emergency care.

Om: Artikel där Hanna Maurin Söderholm, doktorand på Borås Högskola, intervjuas angående hennes forskning inom 3D-videoteknik inom den prehospitala akutsjukvården.

URL: https://www.forskning.se/2013/10/30/kan-3d-videoteknik-kan-leda-till-battre-akutvard/

Language: Swedish

Publication date: 2013-10-30

33 – Med legen på hodet

“Med legen på hodet”

About: Article about that the Norwegian hospital Sykehuset Innlandet started a pilot project in 2019 where paramedics in the ambulance were equipped with an advanced video camera on the head to enable two-way communication with specialist doctors. It is explained how the project now is starting to become more of a routine than a project.

URL: https://helseinn.net/med-legen-pa-hodet/

Language: Norwegian

Publication date: 2022-06

22 – Google Glass medical app maker Pristine raises $5.5 million

“Google Glass medical app maker Pristine raises $5.5 million”

About: Article about Pristine which is a maker of video streaming Google Glass products to enable for example paramedics or ambulance nurses to stream what’s going on inside the ambulance. In this way the doctors get to follow along live which will help them prepare the treatment and give advises to the ambulance staff.

URL: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/36865/google-glass-medical-app-maker-pristine-raises-5-5-million

Language: English

Publication date: 2014-09-29

21 – In UK pilot, paramedics send ultrasounds, high-res videos en route to hospitals

“In UK pilot, paramedics send ultrasounds, high-res videos en route to hospitals”

About: Article about a pilot study in Scotland where the aim was to investigate how telemedicine can be used en route to the hospital from rural parts of Scotland. The program was called SatCare and it enabled paramedics to send ultrasound scans together with a video summary of the patient’s condition. In this way the in-hospital doctors can prepare for the treatment and direct the paramedics to other hospitals if needed.

URL: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/uk-pilot-paramedics-send-ultrasounds-high-res-videos-en-route-hospitals

Language: English

Publication date: 2017-11-13

Study performed in Scotland.