“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
“Connected Ambulance: video calling with doctor”
About: Article which describes the newly developed 5G Connected Ambulances in the Netherlands. The 5G connection enables video consultation from the ambulance with doctors to prepare them for incoming patients and to guide the ambulance staff in treatment etc. The 5G connected ambulance also enables live transmission of ultrasound to the doctors at the hospital. The article also includes a demonstration video.
URL: https://www.vodafoneziggo.nl/en/verhalen/connected-ambulance-video-calling-doctor/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-02
About: Website about HoloLens which is Microsoft’s Smart Glasses which can be used to call someone with video included. For example it is explained how this can be used for remote consultation with experts. For example, ambulance staff can wear the glasses during a dispatch and call a physician to get consultation.
URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/industry-healthcare
Language: English
“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
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
About: Blog post describing the use of telemedicine in Bihar, India. This new technology enables video consultation from the ambulance with in-hospital doctors to improve patient care and start treatment sooner. The large population in India, as well as the traffic situation, leads to delayed medical interventions, where telemedicine can bridge the gap. It also enables transmission of other real-time patient data.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bliksund-as_hololens-2-in-ambulance-service-first-step-activity-6747165956084113408-fUuT
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-05-09
About: Post by Bliksund which is a Norwegian company providing electronic patient records and a real-time video system. The post states that HoloLens2 has been used in a innovation project in a first trial in an ambulance.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bliksund-as_hololens-2-in-ambulance-service-first-step-activity-6747165956084113408-fUuT
Language: English
Publication date: 2021
“Israeli Paramedics Evaluated on Video-Call Assessment and Treatment Abilities”
About: Article explaining the work of Israel’s National Emergency Medical Services where emergency call center dispatchers now are able to receive live videos from the scene from bystanders’ smartphones. It is also described how the video call could be allowed en route to the scene in the ambulance to give the paramedics a chance to begin their assessment.
URL: https://www.jems.com/patient-care/israeli-paramedics-evaluated-on-video-call-assessment-and-treatment-abilities/
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-09-16