About: News that the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust now uses video consultation software. The staff at the Emergency Operations Center can ask if the emergency caller would like to participate in a video consultation to improve the assessment. The video is not recorded but only live-streamed.
URL: https://ambulance.nhs.wales/use-of-site/privacy-policy/ecns-video-consultations-privacy-notice/
Language: English
About: Telemedicine in Motion: EMS is a new program designed to provide telemedicine services to EMS agencies throughout the state of South Dakota. Agencies who participate will be able to install an iPad in the back of their ambulance and use the tool to call Avel eCare’s emergency medicine experts to get a video consultation.
URL: https://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/EMS/initiatives/
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-05
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: Summary of the project PreViS (that this knowledgebase is part of) that ended in September 2022. The aim of the project was to test video consultation between ambulance personnel and physicians to assess which care level that was best suited for the patient. The article also describes the main events of the conference that was held in Gothenburg at the end of the project.
Om: Summering av projektet PreViS (som denna kunskapsbas är en del av) som var klart i september 2022. Målet med projektet var att testa videokonsultation mellan ambulanspersonal och doktorer för att bedöma vilken vårdnivå som var bäst lämpad för patienten. Artikeln beskriver också den slutkonferens som hölls i Göteborg.
URL: https://picta.lindholmen.se/sv/projekt/previs-prehospital-video-i-samverkan
Language: Swedish
Publication date: 2022
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: Video coverage where it is described how video consultation is now used to assess whether a patient needs to be brought to the hospital by the ambulance or if they can stay at home. This is to avoid unnecessary transports to the hospital and shorten the waiting times.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k3xJ3lfWt4
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-10-26
About: Video coverage of the new 5G connected ambulances in India which will enable telemedicine. For example, live video consultation with remote doctors will be possible enabling treatment and diagnosis faster.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUKtCwUfDM4
Language: English
Publication date: 2022-04-28
About: Video coverage showcasing how new technology is used to enable video consultation between the ambulance and in-hospital doctors. The camera is installed in the ambulance and a screen shows what is being filmed as well as the doctors on the other line.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6aolQ_AsY
Language: English
Publication date: 2023-03-21
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
