18 – Hawaii doctors use ambulance-based telehealth to speed up response in stroke cases

“Hawaii doctors use ambulance-based telehealth to speed up response in stroke cases”

About: Video coverage about the use of video consultation in Hawaii for a male suffering from a stroke. The coverage explains how the video call from the ambulance to a doctor got the patient to the right facility directly where he could get fast treatment.

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92GxPLCYqJQ

Language: English

Publication date: 2023-05-26

48 – North East Ambulance Service to extend telemedicine trial

“North East Ambulance Service to extend telemedicine trial”

About: Article explaining that a telemedicine trial in England for the North East Ambulance Service has been extended. During 2022 ambulance personnel will be able to video call stroke units directly to assess the patients visually to decide if the patient needs to proceed to the stroke unit or can be seen at the emergency department instead.

URL: https://www.digitalhealth.net/2022/07/north-east-ambulance-service-telemedicine/

Language: English

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Trial in England.

43 – Uppkopplade videokameror i ambulanser ska ge strokepatienter bättre och snabbare vård

“Uppkopplade videokameror i ambulanser ska ge strokepatienter bättre och snabbare vård”

About: Article which describes a project in VGR which examined the possibilities of directing stroke patients to the correct hospital by installing video cameras in ambulances. A neurologist could then be contacted to make an assessment.

Om: Artikel som beskriver ett projekt i VGR som undersökte möjligheterna att kunna dirigera strokepatienter till rätt sjukhus genom att installera videokameror i ambulansen. En neurolog kan då sedan kontaktas för att göra bedömningen.

URL: https://computersweden.idg.se/2.2683/1.675770/ambulans-videokameror-stroke

Language: Swedish

Publication date: 2017-02-14

Project in Sweden.

11 – Video-call Assisted Assessment of Acute Stroke in Addition to Stroke Severity Scales in a Prehospital Setting

“Video-call Assisted Assessment of Acute Stroke in Addition to Stroke Severity Scales in a Prehospital Setting”

About: Interventional study in Denmark to investigate if a live video stream between the on-call neurologist and the EMS is feasible. The study focuses on patients with suspected stroke.

URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05737420?term=ems+AND+video&sort=nwst&draw=2&rank=4

Language: English

Start date: 2023-05

End date: 2023-07

Study performed in Denmark.

68 – Telemedicine-enabled ambulances and mobile stroke units for prehospital stroke management

“Telemedicine-enabled ambulances and mobile stroke units for prehospital stroke management”

About: An article discussing different models of mobile stroke units and telemedicine-enabled ambulances to improve prehospital stroke management. Among other things, it is explained how audio-visual telemedicine can be added to ambulances for enabling video consultation with a neurologist.

URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1357633X211047744

Publication date: 2021-10-12

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.

16 – Cabarrus County ambulances to be outfitted with telemedicine technology

“Cabarrus County ambulances to be outfitted with telemedicine technology”

About: Article about new video technology that will be implemented in ambulances in Cabarrus County to help paramedics diagnose stroke patients with aid from the hospital.

URL: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2018/03/02/cabarrus-county-ambulances-to-be-outfitted-with-telemedicine-technology

Language: English

Publication date: 2018-03-03

13 – Unik ambulans införs i Hässleholm

“Unik ambulans införs i Hässleholm”

About: Article about a new type of ambulance that is equipped with video cameras to make it easier to asses the severity of the stroke for patients on the way to the hospital. This will be done via a video stream with a neurologist who can offer help with diagnosing the patient.

Om: Artikel som berättar om en ny typ av ambulans som är utrustad med videokameror för att under transport till sjukhus av strokepatienter kunna video-streama till neurologer och få hjälp med att bedöma allvarligheten av stroken.

URL: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/unik-ambulans-infors-i-hassleholm

Language: Swedish

Publication date: 2017-08-04

5 – Läkarkontakt via video för snabbare strokevård

“Läkarkontakt via video för snabbare strokevård”

Om: Radioreportage om användandet av videokameror i ambulanser för strokepatienter för att möjliggöra videokommunikation med en neurolog. Detta ska hjälpa ambulanspersonalen att transportera patienten till rätt sjukhus.

About: Radio coverage about the use of video cameras in the ambulance for stroke patients to enable video communication with a neurologist. This will aid the ambulance staff with what hospital they should transport the patient to.

URL: https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6642649

Language: Swedish

Publication date: 2017-03-06

3 – Videokamera hjälper strokedrabbade

“Videokamera hjälper strokedrabbade”

About: Radio coverage about the fact that ambulances in Skåne, Sweden, has been equipped with video cameras to enable video consultation with a neurologist when the patient has a stroke. This will aid the ambulance staff with transporting the patient to the right hospital.

Om: Radioreportage om det faktum att skånska ambulanser har blivit utrustade med videokameror för att möjliggöra videokonsultation med en neurolog när patienter har fått en stroke. Detta ska hjälpa ambulanspersonalen att transportera patienten till rätt sjukhus.

URL: https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6157027

Language: Swedish

Publication date: 2015-05-04