By Jim Christensen of Hewlett Packard In the back of an ambulance, every second counts. So imagine that as paramedics race down the street, they can whip out a tablet to help analyze symptoms while a physician at the hospital can help give virtual triage. Touch and tablet technologies are paving the way for some […]
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Ambulances will soon be getting some major technological upgrades effectively turning them into “super ambulances.” These technologically enhanced ambulances will allow paramedics to share patient data, video feeds and other information in real time with the remote hospital – a revolution in emergency care. This is thanks to Roger Lee Heath, an inventor and entrepreneur […]
DREAMS™ PROJECT (Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services) is a major development effort to address many important issues in emergency medicine and disaster relief. No other such system has under-gone such extensive scrutiny and extensive evaluation of so many important issues by so many leading scientists and engineers. The following was prepared by S. Ward […]
EMS system to shift low-priority calls – Patients will talk with nurse, may avoid ambulance, ER Hoping to ease overcrowded emergency rooms and trim ambulance runs, Louisville Metro EMS is launching a program to screen low-priority 911 calls and divert some patients from hospitals to more appropriate care. Starting Monday, dispatchers will turn a small […]