“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
“Prehospital Advanced Resuscitation with Video Direct Medical Control Using Mobile Smart Device”
About: Article about a study where the aim was to assess the effect of video remote direct medical control using a mobile smart device for cardiac arrest. The resuscitation of the patients were performed by the paramedics with video communication direction.
URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/prehospital-advanced-resuscitation-with-video-direct-medical-control-using-mobile-smart-device/5EC0666AC8B9665CE978EBDFA5730140
Language: English
Publication date: 2019-05-06
“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.
“Patient-oriented Emergency Care – a Telemedical Rescue Assistance System”
About: Research article about the TemRas project in Germany 2012 where ambulances were equipped with video and audio streaming possiblities to be able to consult with an EMS-physician in the hospital en route to the hospital.
URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bmt-2012-4538/html
Language: English
Publication date: 2012-09-07
Study performed in Germany.
“The Telemedical Rescue Assistance System “TemRas” – development, first results, and impact”
About: Article which summarizes the German project TemRas which aimed to support the EMS teams with a tele-EMS-physician so that they could get a consultation from the hospital via video when they were out in the field.
URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bmt-2013-0025/html
Language: English
Publication date: 2014-01-18
Study performed in Germany.
“Analgesia by telemedically supported paramedics compared with physician-administered analgesia: A prospective, interventional, multicentre trial”
About: A study performed in Germany 2012 where 5 ambulances were telemedically equipped with video streaming among other things to make it possible for paramedics to delegate analgesia. Part of the TemRas project in Germany.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26914284/
Language: English
Publication date: 2016-08-20
Study performed in Germany.
“Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome by Telemedically Supported Paramedics Compared With Physician-Based Treatment: A Prospective, Interventional, Multicenter Trial”
About: A study performed in Germany 2012 where 5 ambulances were telemedically equipped with video streaming gear among other things to make it possible for paramedics to treat Acute Coronary Syndrome. Part of the TemRas project in Germany.
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27908843/
Language: English
Publication date: 2016-12-01
Study performed in Germany.
“Exploring gender differences in perceptions of 3D telepresence collaboration technology: an example from emergency medical care”
About: A paper which explores if there are any differences between the genders when it comes to the study “Exploring the potential of video technologies for collaboration in emergency medical care”. The result was that the 3D technology offered male paramedics more often a feeling of good self-efficacy which could lead to a better job-performance for males in the future.
URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1182475.1182517
Language: English
Publication date: 2006-10-14
Study performed in America.
“Illuminating Collaboration in Emergency Helath Care Situations: Paramedic-Physician Collaboration and 3D Telepresence Technology”
About: This paper focuses on paramedics’ perspectives regarding paramedic-physician collaboration and their perspectives regarding the potential of 3D telepresence technology in the future.
URL: http://eprints.rclis.org/39169/
Language: English
Publication date: 2014-05-14
Study in America.
“Exploring the potential of video technologies for collaboration in emergency medical care: Part II. Task performance”
About: Part II of the investigation of the possibility of 3D technology for remote medical consultation. Now the focus is on the task performance instead of the information sharing. Part I is in research article 25.
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/asi.20939
Language: English
Publication date: 2008-08-14
Study performed in America.
