“In UK pilot, paramedics send ultrasounds, high-res videos en route to hospitals”
About: Article about a pilot study in Scotland where the aim was to investigate how telemedicine can be used en route to the hospital from rural parts of Scotland. The program was called SatCare and it enabled paramedics to send ultrasound scans together with a video summary of the patient’s condition. In this way the in-hospital doctors can prepare for the treatment and direct the paramedics to other hospitals if needed.
URL: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/uk-pilot-paramedics-send-ultrasounds-high-res-videos-en-route-hospitals
Language: English
Publication date: 2017-11-13
Study performed in Scotland.
“Body-worn camera rollout speeds up in UK”
About: An article which explains how the NHS in UK has decided to speed up the roll-out of body-worn cameras in all ambulance trusts in the UK. It is believed that the opportunity for EMS staff to record incidents will increase the safety for the staff since it can provide evidence in case of incorrect allegations.
URL: https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/cameras-video/articles/body-worn-camera-rollout-speeds-up-in-uk-4aap94Pnux7ep7gj/
Language: English
Publication date: 2021-08-03
“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.
“5G Enabled Mobile Healthcare for Ambulances”
About: A paper which describes the state of the art work within 5G and medical video streaming from ambulances as well as it proposes a developed framework where a two-way audio-visual multimedia flow between ambulances and hospitals is presented.
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9024584
Language: English
Publication date: 2020-03-05
“Wireless acquisition system for the real ambulance field”
About: A paper that presents a novel wireless acquisition system for the real ambulance field which could be equipped on ambulance vehicles to realize pre-hospital treatment for patients via video communication with hospitals.
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4913151
Language: English
Publication date: 2009-05-08
“Performance analysis of medical video streaming over 4G and beyond small cells for indoor and moving vehicle (ambulance) scenarios”
About: This paper investigates the use of 4G and other small cell networks for medical video streaming for the paramedics both in the ambulance and in other indoor scenarios. The paper focuses on how small cell networks are needed for real-time video streaming because of more reliable diagnostic quality and it will be able to handle high data rates.
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7015948
Language: English
Publication date: 2014-11-03
“Small Cell-based Ambulance Scenario for Medical Video Streaming: A 5G-health use case”
About: A paper which examines the use of small cell networks (5G) for m-health applications such as real-time video transmission from the ambulance to receive help with diagnosing patients.
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8551336
Language: English
Publication date: 2018-10-08
“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.
