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

Banitsas, KA; Perakis, K; Tachakra, S; Koutsouris, D

dc.contributor.author	Banitsas, KA	en
dc.contributor.author	Perakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Tachakra, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Koutsouris, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:27Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	1357-633X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17672
dc.subject	Mobile Phone	en
dc.subject	Base Station	en
dc.subject.classification	Health Care Sciences & Services	en
dc.subject.other	ambulance	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	hospital	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	instrumentation	en
dc.subject.other	methodology	en
dc.subject.other	microcomputer	en
dc.subject.other	mobile phone	en
dc.subject.other	teleconsultation	en
dc.subject.other	videoconferencing	en
dc.subject.other	videorecording	en
dc.subject.other	Ambulances	en
dc.subject.other	Cellular Phone	en
dc.subject.other	Hospitals	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Microcomputers	en
dc.subject.other	Remote Consultation	en
dc.subject.other	Videoconferencing	en
dc.subject.other	Videotape Recording	en
dc.title	Use of 3G mobile phone links for teleconsultation between a moving ambulance and a hospital base station	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1258/135763306775321335	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763306775321335	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	We 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 videoconferencing 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 km(2), 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.	en
heal.publisher	ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1258/135763306775321335	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000235239300005	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	23	en
dc.identifier.epage	26	en