“EXCITING NEW EMS INITIATIVES”
About: Telemedicine in Motion: EMS is a new program designed to provide telemedicine services to EMS agencies throughout the state of South Dakota. Agencies who participate will be able to install an iPad in the back of their ambulance and use the tool to call Avel eCare’s emergency medicine experts to get a video consultation.
URL: https://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/EMS/initiatives/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-05
About: Website about the Norwegian company Bliksund which provides different services for health care in ambulances, for example, electronic patient records and real-time video solutions.
URL: https://bliksund.com/ambulance-services
Language: English
“The EMS Handoff: Body-Worn Cameras in EMS with Bradley, Eric, and David”
About: A podcast discussing the use of body-worn cameras in EMS. It has been used in law enforcement to increase the safety of the people working in the field. Subjects that are covered are patient privacy concerns, consent and more.
URL: https://www.jems.com/podcasts/the-ems-handoff-body-worn-cameras-in-ems-with-bradley-eric-and-david/
Language: English
Publication date: 2021-08-11
“EMS agencies using Telehealth to avoid unnecessary hospital visits for patients”
About: Video coverage where it is described how video consultation is now used to assess whether a patient needs to be brought to the hospital by the ambulance or if they can stay at home. This is to avoid unnecessary transports to the hospital and shorten the waiting times.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k3xJ3lfWt4
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-10-26
“Reimagine emergency care with 5G Connected Ambulance”
About: Video coverage of the new 5G connected ambulances in India which will enable telemedicine. For example, live video consultation with remote doctors will be possible enabling treatment and diagnosis faster.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUKtCwUfDM4
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-04-28
“Telemedicine in ambulances”
About: Video coverage showcasing how new technology is used to enable video consultation between the ambulance and in-hospital doctors. The camera is installed in the ambulance and a screen shows what is being filmed as well as the doctors on the other line.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6aolQ_AsY
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-03-21
“Hawaii doctors use ambulance-based telehealth to speed up response in stroke cases”
About: Video coverage about the use of video consultation in Hawaii for a male suffering from a stroke. The coverage explains how the video call from the ambulance to a doctor got the patient to the right facility directly where he could get fast treatment.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92GxPLCYqJQ
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-05-26
“Video in paramedic – Cisco”
About: Video demonstration of how a video solution can be used by the paramedics in an ambulance in Innlandet, Norway. The hardwares that are used for the video solution are a head camera or an installed camera in the ambulance. The software used is Cisco. This technology enables video consultation with in-hospital staff.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VW5IokANoc
Language: Norwegian. English subtitles are available.
Publication date: 2022-11-10
About: Post by Deepak Jha describing the new ambulances that can be connected to 5G. This enables several telemedicine solutions including live video consultation with ER doctors at the hospital.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7034256351786610688-UJSh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-06-16
About: Post by Caroline Bloch who is describing South Dakota’s new “Telemedicine in Motion” Program which enables video conferencing between the ambulance and nurses or doctors at the hospitals. During long transports to the hospital in South Dakota this new technology helps the ambulance staff with possible treatments and prepares the hospital for the incoming patient to start treatment faster once arriving.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/spotlight-news-carolyn-bloch-7066754614842249216%3FtrackingId=BxL1Dk4rSjebcePXfyKxmQ%253D%253D/?trackingId=u9SzSRo2JHmZo%2Bfs6jH4Yg%3D%3D
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-05-23