Application of tele-ultrasound in emergency medical services.
Telemedicine journal and e-health · 2008-10-01 · Method & validation
Abstract
In emergency medical services, portable ultrasound scanners have the potential to become new-age stethoscopes for emergency physicians. For trauma cases in particular, portable ultrasound scanners can scan the chest and abdomen of emergency patients both rapidly and conveniently. This study describes the development of tele-ultrasound for pre-diagnosis in a medical emergency setting as a part of the updated Mobile Hospital Emergency Medical System (MHEMS). An emergency medical technician can provide an emergency physician with a patient's ultrasound images and medical information during the patient's pre-hospitalization and transportation period using a combination of the MHEMS, the portable ultrasound scanner, and the onboard 3G communication capabilities. The MHEMS includes a Dispatch and Mission Control Center that facilitates the communication between the Emergency Department of a specified hospital, the systems aboard the ambulance. Early receipt of information relevant to the patient will enhance pre-diagnosis options for on-duty emergency physicians and allow for a hospital's emergency department to promptly prepare necessary surgical instruments or beds. Furthermore, emergency medical technicians can also obtain instructions from on-duty physicians to enhance damage and disaster control ability in critical moments.
Abstract © the authors or publisher, via PubMed. Reuse and removal
Tags
Communication & handover · Interagency collaboration · Paramedics & EMTs · Point-of-care ultrasound · Prehospital physicians · Telemedicine
Related articles
- Tele-ultrasound and paramedics: real-time remote physician guidance of the Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma examination. (Am J Emerg Med, 2011)
- Evaluation of a Novel Wireless Transmission System for Trauma Ultrasound Examinations From Moving Ambulances. (Mil Med, 2018)
- Moving Toward a Universal Digital Era in Mass Casualty Incidents and Disasters: Emergency Personnel's Perspective in Romania. (Telemed J E Health, 2018)
- Comparing effects and application of telemedicine for different specialties in emergency medicine using the Emergency Talk Application (U-Sim ETA Trial). (Sci Rep, 2023)
- Tele-EMS physicians improve life-threatening conditions during prehospital emergency missions. (Sci Rep, 2021)
- [Potential and effectiveness of a telemedical rescue assistance system. Prospective observational study on implementation in emergency medicine]. (Anaesthesist, 2015)