54 – Study of prehospital video telehealth for callers with mental health-related complaints

“Study of prehospital video telehealth for callers with mental health-related complaints”

About: A prospective study that investigated and compared video telehealth with voice-only triage to determine the need for ambulance dispatch. The inclusion criterias in the study were adult 911 callers with non-urgent mental health concerns.

URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36456169/

Language: English

Publication date: 2023-02

Study performed in Australia.

53 – TeleEMS: An EMS Telemedicine Pilot Program Barriers to Implementation

“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.

52 – Applications and User Perceptions of Smart Glasses in Emergency Medical Services…

“Applications and User Perceptions of Smart Glasses in Emergency Medical Services: Semistructured Interview Study”

About: A study to investigate the potential of smart glasses in EMS settings. The study shows that smart glasses can improve teleconsultation between EMS personnel and the hospital by adding video to the consultation.

URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35225816/

Language: English

Publication date: 2022-02-28

Study performed in America.

30 – Paramedics try out Google Glass in ambulances

“Paramedics try out Google Glass in ambulances”

About: Article about the potential of Google Glass’ to allow paramedics to transmit live video and audio from an ambulance to a doctor in an emergency room. This will give the paramedics an extra pair of eyes to help the ambulance staff with diagnosis support and treatment that can be done in the ambulance. This is much cheaper and portable than other videoconferencing equipments.

URL: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/paramedics-try-out-google-glass-in-ambulances/

Language: English

Publication date: 2014-08-12

20 – Live video from ambulances could help doctors save lives

“Live video from ambulances could help doctors save lives”

About: Article which addresses the fact that live video streaming from the ambulance could help doctors at the hospital save lives. Via this video streaming the doctors can get an eye on the patient and consult the paramedics on what to do before the arrival to the hospital.

URL: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/live-video-from-ambulance-could-improve-patient-care-ckq8hh3st

Language: English

Publication date: 2018-06-08

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