“Telemedicine Can Replace the Neurologist on a Mobile Stroke Unit”
About: Research article about a comparative study where one group of stroke patients in a mobile stroke unit was examined by an onboard neurologist while the other group was examined via a telemedicine neurologist (audio and video). It was found that a telemedicine neurologist gave a reliable and accurate assessment of the stroke patient.
URL: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015363
Language: English
Publication date: 2017-01-12
“Comparison of physician staffed emergency teams with paramedic teams assisted by telemedicine – a randomized, controlled simulation study”
About: A cohort study in Germany which aimed to compare a group where paramedics were assisted by an EMS physician via telemedicin and a group where the EMS physician was not remote. The telemedical functions included video streaming.
URL: https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(12)00314-0/fulltext
Language: English
Publication date: 2012-07-03
“Emergency Telemedicine Mobile Ultrasounds Using a 5G-Enabled Application: Development and Usability Study”
About: Study that investigates the use of a 5G application which enables streaming of audio, video and ultrasound transmission from the ambulance to a hospital.
URL: https://formative.jmir.org/2022/5/e36824
Language: English
Publication date: English
Study performed in Germany.
“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
“PreSSUB II: The prehospital stroke study at the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel II”
About: A continuation of the pilot study PreSSUB where PreSSUB II instead evaluates the efficacy, safety, feasibility, reliability and cost-effectiveness of in-ambulance telemedicine for patients with suspicion of acute stroke.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27847888/
Language: English
Publication date: 2015-06-30
Study performed in Belgium.
“Videoconferencing Between Ambulances and Physician Manned Rapid Response Vehicles, Effects on On-site Patient Treatment and Patterns of Referral”
About: Interventional study performed i Denmark to evaluate the use of video consultation between the ambulance staff and a physician in a rapid response vehicle. It is aimed to evaluate if this will improve off-site patient treatment.
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02093975?term=video&titles=ambulance&draw=2&rank=2
Language: English
Start date: 2014-05
End date: 2014-12
Study performed in Denmark.
“Videoconferencing Between Ambulances and Physician at the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, Effects on On-Site Patient Treatment and Patterns of Referral”
About: Interventional study performed i Denmark to evaluate the use of video consultation between the ambulance staff and the Emergency medical dispatch center. It is aimed to evaluate if this will improve off-site patient treatment.
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02095067?term=telemedicine&titles=ambulance&draw=2&rank=8
Language: English
Start date: 2013-06
End date: 2014-02
Study performed in Denmark.
“SatCare: Remote Support for Ambulance Clinicians in Medical Emergencies”
About: An interventional study to evaluate if the transmission of video and ultrasound images to in-hospital doctors could save time and improve patient care. Ultrasound scans were taken in the ambulance and a video summary of the patient’s condition was recorded and sent to the hospital. En route to the hospital the ambulance staff received feedback from the consultant doctor.
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03323229?term=telemedicine&titles=ambulance&draw=2&rank=7
Language: English
Start date: 2017-12-01
End date: 2019-01-31
Study performed in Scotland.
“Prehospital Study at the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel II (PreSSUB II)”
About: Interventional study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, feasibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of in-ambulance telemedicine for patients with suspicion of acute stroke. This study is called PreSSUB II.
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02270541?term=telemedicine&titles=ambulance&draw=2&rank=4
Language: English
Start date: 2014-11
End date: 2017-02
Study performed in Germany.
“Telemedical Support for Prehospital Emergency Medical Service (TEMS)”
About: Interventional study that was performed in Aachen, Germany. The purpose was to examine if the use of a telemedcine-EMS physician instead of on the scene was safe and feasible for non-life-threatening cases. The paramedics in the ambulance could talk to the EMS-physician via video and audio to diagnose and treat the patient. The telemedicine system was developed in the TemRas project.
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02617875
Language: English
Start date: 2018-07-09
End date: 2019-12-18
Study in performed in Germany.
