“Contribution of Live Video to Physicians’ Remote Assessment of Suspected COVID-19 Patients in an Emergency Medical Communication Centre: A Retrospective Study and Web-Based Survey”
About: An observational study and a survey study were performed in Switzerland during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the increase of emergency callers video calls started becoming reality to make the assessment of the patient more accurate. This study measures the effect of the use of live video on medical decisions in an Emergency Medical Communication Center.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36834002/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-02-14
Study performed in Switzerland.
“Application of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure for Prehospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”
About: An Observational Study to examine the use of an application that allowed video communication between paramedics and physicians. The teamwork was evaluated by experts using recorded video data from the SALS registry. SALS is a method of advanced resuscitation performed by paramedics under a video communication-based direction.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36143045/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-09-14
“From hearing to seeing: medical dispatchers’ experience with use of video streaming in medical emergency calls – a qualitative study”
About: A qualitative study to investigate video streaming for communication between the emergency medical dispatchers and the 911 caller.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36526307/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-12-16
Study performed in Norway.
“Review article: Prehospital telehealth for emergency care: A scoping review”
About: Review article of 28 articles which aims to answer the question ‘What telehealth platforms have been used to facilitate communication between prehospital healthcare providers and emergency clinicians in the past decade?’. The review shows that a number of different devices were used to transmit video etc. for video consultation between the ambulance staff and ED staff.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37102271/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-04-27
“Study of prehospital video telehealth for callers with mental health-related complaints”
About: A prospective study that investigated and compared video telehealth with voice-only triage to determine the need for ambulance dispatch. The inclusion criterias in the study were adult 911 callers with non-urgent mental health concerns.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36456169/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-02
Study performed in Australia.
“TeleEMS: An EMS Telemedicine Pilot Program Barriers to Implementation”
About: A pilot study conducted to assess the use of telemedicine (audio and video communication between EMS personnel and physicians) to provide treatment in place for low-acuity conditions. The implementation barriers were in focus and the study found that these barriers include paramedic buy-in, technology limitations, and qualified physician resources among other things.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36692384/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-02-03
Study performed in America.
“Applications and User Perceptions of Smart Glasses in Emergency Medical Services: Semistructured Interview Study”
About: A study to investigate the potential of smart glasses in EMS settings. The study shows that smart glasses can improve teleconsultation between EMS personnel and the hospital by adding video to the consultation.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35225816/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-02-28
Study performed in America.
“Preliminary study of prehospital use of smart glasses”
About: An investigation that was conducted to examine the use of smart glasses for bidirectional communication of video and audio between an ambulance and a hospital.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36330311/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-11-01
Study performed in Japan.
“Prehospital video triage of potential stroke patients in North Central London and East Kent: rapid mixed-methods service evaluation”
About: A project which aimed to assess the use of video triage for stroke patients. The project involved several methods including evidence reviews, a survey of ambulance clinicians and interviews with clinicians at the hospital.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36166590/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-09
Study performed in England.
“Real-time video communication between ambulance paramedic and scene – a simulation-based study”
About: A study performed to assess the possibilities of real-time communication using video between paramedics and bystanders at scenes of emergencies. The study involves a simulation to assess the possibilities.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35978429/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-08-17
Study performed in Israel.
