Live Video Communication in Prehospital Emergency Medicine

2019 ◽

pp. 26-50

Author(s):

Camilla Metelmann ◽

Bibiana Metelmann

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Real Time ◽

Video Camera ◽

Video Communication ◽

Prehospital Emergency Medicine ◽

Camera System ◽

Quality Video ◽

Prehospital Emergency ◽

Time Critical ◽

Emergency Doctors

Prehospital emergency medicine treats time-critical diseases and conditions and aims to reduce morbidity and mortality. The progression of emergency medicine is an important topic for governments worldwide. A problem occurs when paramedics need assistance at the emergency site by emergency doctors, who cannot be present. Video-communication in real-time from the emergency site to an emergency doctor offers an opportunity to enhance the quality of emergency medicine. The core piece of this study is a video camera system called “LiveCity camera,” enabling real-time high quality video connection of paramedics and emergency doctors. The impact of video communication on emergency medicine is clearly appreciated among providers, based upon the extent of agreement that has been stated in this study's questionnaire by doctors and paramedics. This study was part of the FP7-European Union funded research project “LiveCity” (Grant Agreement No. 297291).

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LiveCity

International Journal of Electronic Government Research ◽

10.4018/ijegr.2014070104 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 47-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Camilla Metelmann ◽

Bibiana Metelmann ◽

Michael Wendt ◽

Konrad Meissner ◽

Martin von der Heyden

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Real Time ◽

Video Camera ◽

Video Communication ◽

Camera System ◽

Quality Video ◽

Time Critical ◽

The Impact ◽

Emergency Doctor ◽

Emergency Doctors

The goal of emergency medicine is to treat time-critical diseases and conditions to reduce morbidity and mortality. The improvement of emergency medicine is an important topic for governments worldwide. A common problem is the inevitable lack of support by emergency doctors, when paramedics need their assistance at the emergency site but are without an emergency doctor. Video-communication in real time from the emergency site to an emergency doctor, offers an opportunity to enhance the quality of emergency medicine. The core piece of this study is a video camera system called “LiveCity camera”, enabling real-time high quality video connection of paramedics and emergency doctors. The impact of video communication on emergency medicine is clearly appreciated among providers, based upon the extent of agreement that has been stated in this study´s questionnaire by doctors and paramedics. This study is part of the FP7-European Union funded research project “LiveCity” (Grant Agreement No. 297291).

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LiveCity

E-Health and Telemedicine ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8756-1.ch034 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 674-692

Author(s):

Camilla Metelmann ◽

Bibiana Metelmann ◽

Michael Wendt ◽

Konrad Meissner ◽

Martin von der Heyden

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Real Time ◽

Video Camera ◽

Video Communication ◽

Camera System ◽

Quality Video ◽

Time Critical ◽

High Quality Video ◽

Emergency Doctor ◽

Emergency Doctors

The goal of emergency medicine is to treat time-critical diseases and conditions to reduce morbidity and mortality. The improvement of emergency medicine is an important topic for governments worldwide. A common problem is the inevitable lack of support by emergency doctors, when paramedics need their assistance at the emergency site but are without an emergency doctor. Video-communication in real time from the emergency site to an emergency doctor, offers an opportunity to enhance the quality of emergency medicine. The core piece of this study is a video camera system called “LiveCity camera”, enabling real-time high quality video connection of paramedics and emergency doctors. The impact of video communication on emergency medicine is clearly appreciated among providers, based upon the extent of agreement that has been stated in this study´s questionnaire by doctors and paramedics. This study is part of the FP7-European Union funded research project “LiveCity” (Grant Agreement No. 297291).

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M-Health in Prehospital Emergency Medicine

Virtual and Mobile Healthcare ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9863-3.ch041 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 843-858

Author(s):

Bibiana Metelmann ◽

Camilla Metelmann

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Real Time ◽

Video Camera ◽

Video Communication ◽

Transfer Of Knowledge ◽

The European Union ◽

High Definition ◽

Prehospital Emergency Medicine ◽

Prehospital Emergency ◽

Emergency Scenarios

Prehospital emergency medicine strives to treat (potentially) life-threatening conditions as early as possible and thus reduce preventable disabilities and deaths. MHealth enables the transfer of knowledge to the emergency site. The purpose of this chapter is to display different approaches. Knowledge can be brought to the emergency site e.g. by smart phone applications allowing retrieval of data or by real-time communication with a remote medical expert. High definition video communication in real time offers the highest amount of mHealth communication currently available in prehospital emergency medicine. Projects, using such a video communication are discussed. In the European Union funded project LiveCity a special video camera was developed and tested. After having encountered simulated emergency scenarios, emergency doctors and paramedics rated the video connection as helpful, an improvement of the quality of patient care and could imagine working with such a video consultation. MHealth has huge potential for the application in prehospital emergency medicine.

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M-Health in Prehospital Emergency Medicine

Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration - M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9861-1.ch010 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 197-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Bibiana Metelmann ◽

Camilla Metelmann

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Real Time ◽

Video Camera ◽

Video Communication ◽

Transfer Of Knowledge ◽

The European Union ◽

High Definition ◽

Prehospital Emergency Medicine ◽

Prehospital Emergency ◽

Emergency Scenarios

Prehospital emergency medicine strives to treat (potentially) life-threatening conditions as early as possible and thus reduce preventable disabilities and deaths. MHealth enables the transfer of knowledge to the emergency site. The purpose of this chapter is to display different approaches. Knowledge can be brought to the emergency site e.g. by smart phone applications allowing retrieval of data or by real-time communication with a remote medical expert. High definition video communication in real time offers the highest amount of mHealth communication currently available in prehospital emergency medicine. Projects, using such a video communication are discussed. In the European Union funded project LiveCity a special video camera was developed and tested. After having encountered simulated emergency scenarios, emergency doctors and paramedics rated the video connection as helpful, an improvement of the quality of patient care and could imagine working with such a video consultation. MHealth has huge potential for the application in prehospital emergency medicine.

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Mobile Health Applications in Prehospital Emergency Medicine

Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration - Mobile Health Applications for Quality Healthcare Delivery ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-8021-8.ch006 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 117-135

Author(s):

Bibiana Metelmann ◽

Camilla Metelmann

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Medical Data ◽

Prehospital Emergency Medicine ◽

The Third ◽

Aerial Vehicles ◽

Mobile Health Applications ◽

Prehospital Emergency ◽

Time Critical ◽

Health Applications

Prehospital emergency medicine treats time-critical diseases at the emergency site to reduce preventable disabilities and deaths. mHealth can assist in prehospital emergency medicine in multiple ways. This chapter provides insights into emergency medicine and presents three different forms of mHealth in this field. One is a retrieval of medical data (e.g., with aid of smartphone applications). A second one uses unmanned aerial vehicles. And the third one establishes real time communication with medical experts. Examples are given to illustrate the variety of mHealth in prehospital emergency medicine.

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Can a Mobile Video Communication Improve Patient Safety in Prehospital Emergency Medicine?

International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare ◽

10.4018/ijrqeh.2017100104 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 27-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Camilla Metelmann ◽

Bibiana Metelmann

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Emergency Medicine ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Improve Patient Safety ◽

Video Communication ◽

The European Union ◽

High Definition ◽

Prehospital Emergency Medicine ◽

Emergency Personnel ◽

Prehospital Emergency

Patient safety is an integral part of medicine and efforts are made to further increase it. However, some areas of medicine are prone to limitations in patient safety; prehospital emergency medicine being one of them. Prehospital emergency medicine treats acute illnesses or life-threatening conditions, therefore affecting the entire population and having huge socioeconomic impact. Some of the factors threatening patient safety are inevitable. Emergencies are by definition time-critical, thus, requiring fast decision making and start of therapy. M-Health offers an opportunity to support this decision making. In this project, funded by the European Union, a mobile high-definition video-connection in real-time was used, to support emergency personnel at the emergency site by a remote expert. This video-communication could balance some factors threatening patient safety, which occur in prehospital emergency medicine.

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