Simon Dennis wrote:
>
> Alan-
> Try talking to Avon Ambulance Service. I'm told they've been trialling
> helmets with cameras fitted with the pics relayed "live" back to A&E for
> consultants to pass advice back to the crew on the ground.
> Regards,
> Simon.
In response to several postings on this thread:
The crews local to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol are still using
Polaroids of accident scenes to good (if unevaluated) effect, although
digital cameras (and even digital video-recording) are beginning to
appear.
Most recently we are fortunate enough to be part of a multi-disciplinary
team which has been awarded a grant from the Engineering and Physical
Science Research Council (EPSRC) to study pre-hospital telemedicine.
This will relay real-time pictures and sound to senior medical staff at
the local A&E department using state-of-the-art compression software and
a number of mobile telephone lines simultaneously. It is hoped that this
will address some of the bandwidth problems without the expense of using
satellite (though the issue of "dead-spots" persists).
Very worthy of mention in this context is the Lancashire HECTOR project:
Curry GR, Harrop N. The Lancashire telemedicine ambulance. Journal of
Telemedicine and Telecare 1998;4:231-238.
Hope this helps,
Jonathan Benger.
SpR, Bristol.
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