Title :
Mobile telemedicine system
Author :
Cullen, James ; Gaasch, Wade R. ; Gagliano, D.M. ; Gunawardane, Ruwani ; Hu, Peter F. ; LaMonte, Marian P. ; Mackenzie, Coli F. ; Yan Xiao
Author_Institution :
TRW, Reston, VA, USA
Abstract :
The project team of TRW and the University of Maryland Medicine have been investigating the feasibility and practicality of transmitting real-time patient vital signs data, audio, and video images of care activities from inside an ambulance en-route to a trauma center using wireless digital cellular communications and in-hospital Intranet technology. The objective of the mobile telemedicine testbed is to improve the quality and timeliness of care provided during the “golden window” of treatment opportunity immediately following injury, and provide better information to the hospital staff prior to patient arrival
Keywords :
cellular radio; intranets; patient care; patient monitoring; telemedicine; ambulance; audio images; care activities; hospital staff; in-hospital Intranet technology; injury; mobile telemedicine system; mobile telemedicine testbed; quality; real-time patient vital signs data; timeliness; trauma center; treatment opportunity golden window; video images; wireless digital cellular communications; Biomedical imaging; Data communication; Delta modulation; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Mobile communication; Stability; Telemedicine; Testing; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803862
