POSTS TAGGED AS emergency medicine

AI and Unmanned Aerial Drones in Healthcare Delivery

The evolving roles of drones in healthcare
“Integrating machine learning capabilities into the drone technology platform expanded the playing field significantly [MORE]

EMTs Wearing Augmented Reality Smart Glasses begin Trials in Japan

VUZIX M400 smart glasses
“In this trial, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are using Vuzix M400 smart glasses to convey medical information [MORE]

Drone Delivery of a Defibrillator

This drone responds to heart attack patients
“In January, while he was out shoveling snow in Trollhättan, Sweden, a man was [MORE]

A Smart “Stud-Finder” for Accessing Blood Vessels

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
“Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General [MORE]

An Autonomous Air Ambulance?

Kawasaki’s supercharged cargo copter
This piece with its video describes Kawasaki’s K-Race autonomous helicopter and its land-based delivery robots.  It does [MORE]

Robotic Assist for Overflow Healthcare Units

Pvillion – self-erecting structures
“As part of its Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, researchers from New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [MORE]

Vagus Nerve Stimulator for Severe Respiratory Distress

gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator
Implanted vagus nerve stimulators have been in use for nearly a quarter of a century for [MORE]

5G Ambulance Service

Paramedic uses robotic glove in 5G smart ambulance
Multiple vital signs monitors, ultrasound imaging, two-way videography all exist and could easily [MORE]

Most Common Objectives of Telemedicine

Telemedicine
According to this piece the ten most common objectives in telemedicine are: increasing patient engagement and satisfaction; improving patient convenience; [MORE]

Automated Vital Signs Scanning for Trauma Patients in Transit

APPRAISE System
Internal hemorrhaging is a life-threatening risk for trauma patients, and every moment toward a correct assessment saves live. To [MORE]

Human Factors in Patient Satisfaction

Case managers often do a juggling act between their own responsibilities and those of the emergency department physicians and [MORE]

“Healthspot” Convenience Medical Kiosks

HealthSpot Services
Convenience kiosks could be the next leap for telemedicine.  If so, they would be located in places where [MORE]

Psychiatric Patients in the ED

Hospitals that claim a 30 minute waiting time in their Emergency Departments must have found a solution to handling [MORE]

136m Emergency Room Visits

Emergency Visit
In one year, 2008 to 2009, emergency room visits in the US rose from 128.m to 136m-the largest [MORE]