MEDICAL INNOVATIONS
Mobile ESP
Mobile Stroke Units
"When a person has a stroke, every second counts -- a few minutes can mean the difference between saving millions of a patient's brain cells. Today, a patient loses critical time while in transport to the hospital. But very soon, with new high-tech ambulances equipped with a broadband linked-CT scanner, neurologists will be able to instruct a nurse the best way to administer treatment while en route." (Fast Company, 2014)
"Videoconferencing has made its way into ambulances, specifically for treating stroke victims on the go. Hospital stroke neurologists can interpret symptoms via a broadband video link and instruct an onboard paramedic, critical care nurse and CT technologist on treatment. This new technology should improve the speed of medical care, which is important as strokes quickly damage and kill brain cells." (CNN, 2014)
