A secure mobile multimedia system to assist emergency response teams.
Long wait times after injury and greater distances to travel between accident scenes and medical facilities contribute to increased, possibly unnecessary deaths. This paper describes a mobile emergency system aimed at reducing mortality by improving the readiness of hospital personnel, therefore allowing for more efficient treatment procedures to be performed when the victim arrives. The system is designed to provide a secure transmission of voice, medical data, and video in real-time over third-generation cellular networks. Test results obtained on a commercial network under real-life conditions demonstrate the ability to effectively transmit medical data over 3G networks, making them a viable option available to healthcare professionals.
Belala
Yacine
Y
International Institute of Telecommunications, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. belala@emt.inrs.ca
Issa
Omneya
O
Gregoire
Jean-Charles
JC
Wong
James
J
D040421:Cell Phone; D003219:Confidentiality; D004630:Emergencies; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D019212:Multimedia; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management