“Paramedics’ Perspectives on Telemedicine in the Ambulance: A Survey Study”
About: A survey study where 100 paramedics answered questions regarding the use of telemedicine (video consultation with audio) in the ambulance. The study found that in 2017 many paramedics were still unaware of the use of video telemedicine in the ambulance but most of them agreed or were neutral to the fact that it could improve patient care.
URL: https://www.jems.com/exclusives/perspectives-on-telemedicine/
Language: English
Publication date: 2020-04-30
Study performed in America.
“Utilizing Body Cameras in EMS Medical Direction”
About: An article about a case series which describes the utility of a live feed body-camera system in an EMS system to help EMS staff with diagnosing patients and to perform certain things as intubation. This was a field testing by Cypress Creek EMS of live streaming from the ambulance with help from the Axon Body 3 Cameras.
URL: https://www.jems.com/operations/utilizing-body-cameras-in-ems-medical-direction/
Language: English
Publication date: 2021-09-14
Study performed in America.
“Development and Evaluation of a User-Centered Mobile Telestroke Platform”
About: A study which assesses the usability of an ambulance-based telestroke platform including video transmission and which wishes to identify strengths and limitations of the system.
URL: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/tmj.2018.0044
Language: English
Publication date: 2019-07-11
“Outcomes from a Comprehensive Stroke Telemedicine Program”
About: A case study to compare telephone, face-to-face and telemedicine (audio-video communication between a stroke specialist and a remote party like a paramedic) to examine stroke patients.
URL: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/epdf/10.1089/tmj.2007.0062
Language: English
Publication date: 2008-05-20
“Mobile telemedicine for moving vehicle scenarios: Wireless technology options and challenges”
About: Article that looks into mobile telemedicine in ambulances. The benefits and limitations of the wireless broadband communications are discussed.
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1084804512000173
Language: English
Publication date: 2012-05
“Implementation phase of a multicentre prehospital telemedicine system to support paramedics: feasibility and possible limitations”
About: Article about a study in Germany where a telemedicine system, including audio and video streaming, was implemented in ambulances with paramedics to test the feasibility and limitations.
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1757-7241-21-54
Language: English
Publication date: 2013-07-11
Study performed in Germany.
“Live video from bystanders’ smartphones to medical dispatchers in real emergencies”
About: Article about an intervention study in Denmark where the GoodSAM app was used by bystander’s to add live video streaming to emergency calls to help the EMS dispatcher make a better assessment of the injuries.
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-021-00493-5
Language: English
Publication date: 2021-09-06
Study performed in Denmark.
“Opinions and Beliefs About Telemedicine for Emergency Treatment During Ambulance Transportation and for Chronic Care at Home”
About: Article about a survey study where the opinions and beliefs of emergency teleconsultation in the ambulance was the main objective.
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830904/
Language: English
Publication date: 2016-03-30
Study performed in Belgium.
“Telehealth Impact on Primary Care Related Ambulance Transports”
About: A cohort study which investigated the development and impact of tele-consultations before ambulance transports to determine if the patient needed ambulance transportation. It was found that these consultations may address unnecessary ambulance transports and thereby reducing EMS costs.
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903127.2019.1568650
Language: English
Publication date: 2019-02-08
Study performed in America.
“Utilization, Safety, and Technical Performance of a Telemedicine System for Prehospital Emergency Care: Observational Study”
About: An observational retrospective study which analyses all telemedical consultations from the ambulance (audio and video) during 2014-2017 in Germany, Aachen.
URL: https://www.jmir.org/2019/10/e14907/
Language: English
Publication date: 2019-10-08
Study performed in Germany.
