63 – Pre-hospital Triage Improvement for Ambulances via 5G Video and Vital Data Communication

“Pre-hospital Triage Improvement for Ambulances via 5G Video and Vital Data Communication”

About: An article that describes what was found in completed 5G trials involving ambulance professionals. The trials showed that the decision making for the remotely based physician was more accurate and faster when using video-audio compliment and vital signs compared with audio-only communications.

URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10056656?casa_token=JQgpCUDRr6gAAAAA:ahNAvyh-c6vOTuXVEZ69z37f76ATKIS2FuBqbP0Gk2hPRgFpjsFkBX7jOkcPMlslQ9ljO5J3Fg

Language: English

Publication date: 2023-03-08

51 – Prehospital video triage of potential stroke patients in North Central London and East Kent…

“Prehospital video triage of potential stroke patients in North Central London and East Kent: rapid mixed-methods service evaluation”

About: A project which aimed to assess the use of video triage for stroke patients. The project involved several methods including evidence reviews, a survey of ambulance clinicians and interviews with clinicians at the hospital.

URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36166590/

Language: English

Publication date: 2022-09

Study performed in England.

7 – The acceptability and safety of video triage for ambulance service patients…

“The acceptability and safety of video triage for ambulance service patients and clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic”

About: A study introduced by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust to investigate if video technology could be helpful to improve remote triage in ambulances. The video technique was tested early during the Covid-19 pandemic to improve remote triage. The patients who received a video call also got to respond to a survey afterward to evaluate the method.

URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34539255/

Language: English.

Publication date: 2021-09-01

Study performed in England.