“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
“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
“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.
“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.
“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
“University of Alabama receives $1.8 million to improve patient care in rural Alabama”
About: Article about the funding of a telemedicine project in EMS settings to improve patient care in the rural parts of Alabama, USA. By implementing the ability of transmission of video, vital signs etc. care will be provided in the ambulance and the hospital will be prepared when the patient arrives.
URL: https://nursing.ua.edu/2021/12/01/university-of-alabama-receives-1-8-million-to-improve-patient-care-in-rural-alabama/?fbclid=IwAR38HFRH-GEu93rMcXTB1VNtCrbc4-kQJrf7ev5OgbL1lzN2W0nojjI607g
Language: English
Publication date: 2021
About: Website about the LifeBot solution that is used in acute settings such as within the ems. It is a telemedical solution that uses video conferencing and many other things to assist paramedics in the field and in the ambulance.
URL: https://www.lifebothealth.com/products/lifebot-6/
Language: English
About: Website about Twiage which is an app used by EMS, hospitals and other emergency medical departments. In the ambulance it can be used for communication with the hospital. Find all info on this website.
URL: https://www.twiagemed.com/our-solutions
Language: English
About: Website about the EMS industry that different AXON solutions provide. Find all information about the different products and how they can be used to save lives.
URL: https://www.axon.com/industries/ems
Language: English