Advanced communication infrastructure for pre-hospital EMS care.
The traditional communication infrastructure of the pre-hospital Emergency Medical System (EMS) is limited to voice communication using radio or cell phone technologies. With the emergence of 3rd Generation wireless networks (3G) and enhanced mobile devices capable of data communication (e.g., mobile tablets, PDAs with cell phones, or cell phones with PDA capabilities), the voice communication can be enhanced with interactive data messaging and perhaps even with interactive video communication. However, video requires substantially more bandwidth which 4th Generation (4G) systems are promising. However, their availability is limited. We present an infrastructure that allows dynamic selection of the best data transport mode in the pre-hospital EMS environment.
Orthner
Helmuth
H
Health Informatics Program, Dept of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Mazza
Giovanni
G
Mazza
Giovanni Giorgio
GG
Shenvi
Rohit
R
Battles
Marcie
M
D000407:Alabama; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems; D013685:Telecommunications