“Connected Ambulance: video calling with doctor”
About: Article which describes the newly developed 5G Connected Ambulances in the Netherlands. The 5G connection enables video consultation from the ambulance with doctors to prepare them for incoming patients and to guide the ambulance staff in treatment etc. The 5G connected ambulance also enables live transmission of ultrasound to the doctors at the hospital. The article also includes a demonstration video.
URL: https://www.vodafoneziggo.nl/en/verhalen/connected-ambulance-video-calling-doctor/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-02
About: Website about the Norwegian company Bliksund which provides different services for health care in ambulances, for example, electronic patient records and real-time video solutions.
URL: https://bliksund.com/ambulance-services
Language: English
About: Website about HoloLens which is Microsoft’s Smart Glasses which can be used to call someone with video included. For example it is explained how this can be used for remote consultation with experts. For example, ambulance staff can wear the glasses during a dispatch and call a physician to get consultation.
URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/industry-healthcare
Language: English
About: Post by Bliksund which is a Norwegian company providing electronic patient records and a real-time video system. The post states that HoloLens2 has been used in a innovation project in a first trial in an ambulance.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bliksund-as_hololens-2-in-ambulance-service-first-step-activity-6747165956084113408-fUuT
Language: English
Publication date: 2021
“East of England NHS ambulance trust first to pilot new technology”
About: Article about a new technology that a NHS ambulance trust in England will be first to pilot. This technology, called Hybrid Connex, will enable ambulances to always have a stable connection and thereby serve in favor of video triage that can be more reliable in all areas, regardless of the connection in the area of the scene.
URL: https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/03/east-of-england-nhs-ambulance-trust-first-to-pilot-new-technology/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-03-27
Project in England.
“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
“A Smart Ambulance With Information System and Decision-Making Process for Enhancing Rescue Efficiency”
About: An article that describes a system that is part of a project in Thailand for improving the communication between staff at the scene, such as paramedics, and hospitals. Video streaming is described as one of the solutions enabling video consultation using smart glasses.
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9983821?casa_token=l9iT_oJEV4IAAAAA:L6NE5-uqxpgIbE4wxES6FpfWMukdDPuDndTjdvk0lJvDig1JYIVOtDtUS_szZIQuxp-bFTYRBQ
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-12-13
“EMS-RTC: LSTM-based Adaptive Video Streaming for Smart Ambulance”
About: An article that describes the development of EMS-RTC which is a real-time video streaming platform specialized for the need of ambulance services. The paper explains the procedure of developing the platform and compared the platform with a state-of-the-art adaptive bitrate algorithm in real-world driving scenarios.
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10136348?casa_token=bBPTh4CYoJMAAAAA:CwwynJeHnMyb0uo8Hw3NvkiD45e-cYWaTfhmHzBVkhyqXxLp0f2gHCD7MVSqxA9EpGSnV_BDlw
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-06-01
“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.
“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
