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The Telemedical Rescue Assistance System “TemRas” – Development, First Results and Impact

In: Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2013/2014

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  • Christian Büscher

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU)

  • Jesko Elsner

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU)

  • Marie-Thérèse Schneiders

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU)

  • Sebastian Thelen

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU)

  • Tadeusz Brodziak

    (P3 Ingenieursgesellschaft mbH)

  • Peter Seidenberg

    (P3 Ingenieursgesellschaft mbH)

  • Daniel Schilberg

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU)

  • Michael Tobias

    (P3 Ingenieursgesellschaft mbH)

  • Sabina Jeschke

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU)

Abstract

German emergency medical services (EMS) face the challenge to ensure high-quality emergency care against a background of continuously increasing numbers of emergency missions, resource shortages concomitant with greatly increased arrival times, particularly in rural areas. Because German EMS physicians are at maximum capacity, an immediate response is not always possible and thus delays in commencing advanced life support measures sometimes occur. In such scenarios, paramedics start the initial treatment until the EMS physician arrives. The delayed availability of a physician can defer the decision process of the paramedics and thus postpone the start of the patient’s essential treatment, which is particularly dangerous during the care of cardiovascular emergencies. Therefore, the project TemRas (Telemedical Rescue Assistance System) has developed an innovative concept to improve quality of emergency care. The objective is to introduce so-called tele-EMS physicians providing remote medical support for the emergency team on site by transmitting audio and video data, as well as vital signs and 12-lead-ECG from the emergency site to a teleconsultation center. In this paper the development process as well as first results of the evaluation phase and the impact for further use of telemedicine in emergency medical services are presented.

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  • Christian Büscher & Jesko Elsner & Marie-Thérèse Schneiders & Sebastian Thelen & Tadeusz Brodziak & Peter Seidenberg & Daniel Schilberg & Michael Tobias & Sabina Jeschke, 2014. "The Telemedical Rescue Assistance System “TemRas” – Development, First Results and Impact," Springer Books, in: Sabina Jeschke & Ingrid Isenhardt & Frank Hees & Klaus Henning (ed.), Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2013/2014, edition 127, pages 17-32, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-08816-7_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08816-7_2
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