Use of 3G mobile phone links for teleconsultation between a moving ambulance and a hospital base station.

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dc.contributor.authorBanitsas, Konstantinos A
dc.contributor.authorPerakis, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorTachakra, Sapal
dc.contributor.authorKoutsouris, Dimitrios
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T15:56:01Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T15:56:01Z
dc.date.issued2006-01-27
dc.description.abstractWe developed a mobile teleconsultation system based on third generation mobile phone links The system comprised a laptop computer and a digital camcorder It was installed inside an ambulance to allow video conferencing between the moving vehicle and a doctor at a base station In addition to video and voice high quality still images could also be transmitted A series of 17 trial runs with real ambulance patients was conducted in the city of Athens In general the videoconferencing sessions produced relatively clear video The bandwidth was high enough for a satisfactory video of 10 15 frames s During a total testing period of 23 h and in an area of about 180 km2 there were nine instances of signal loss amounting to a total of 17 min The general opinion formed by the doctors was that the system produced good results All initial diagnoses made using the system agreed with the final diagnoses of the patients The study showed that the mobile system could reduce the time before an ambulance patient is seen by a doctor
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763306775321335
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/1552
dc.relation.uriJournal of telemedicine and telecare
dc.titleUse of 3G mobile phone links for teleconsultation between a moving ambulance and a hospital base station.en
dcterms.abstractWe developed a mobile teleconsultation system based on third generation mobile phone links The system comprised a laptop computer and a digital camcorder It was installed inside an ambulance to allow video conferencing between the moving vehicle and a doctor at a base station In addition to video and voice high quality still images could also be transmitted A series of 17 trial runs with real ambulance patients was conducted in the city of Athens In general the videoconferencing sessions produced relatively clear video The bandwidth was high enough for a satisfactory video of 10 15 frames s During a total testing period of 23 h and in an area of about 180 km2 there were nine instances of signal loss amounting to a total of 17 min The general opinion formed by the doctors was that the system produced good results All initial diagnoses made using the system agreed with the final diagnoses of the patients The study showed that the mobile system could reduce the time before an ambulance patient is seen by a doctor
dcterms.contributorBanitsas, Konstantinos A
dcterms.contributorPerakis, Konstantinos
dcterms.contributorTachakra, Sapal
dcterms.contributorKoutsouris, Dimitrios
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763306775321335
dcterms.relationJournal of telemedicine and telecare
dcterms.titleUse of 3G mobile phone links for teleconsultation between a moving ambulance and a hospital base station.en
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