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

Christian Büscher (), Jesko Elsner, Marie-Thérèse Schneiders, Sebastian Thelen, Tadeusz Brodziak, Peter Seidenberg, Daniel Schilberg, Michael Tobias and Sabina Jeschke
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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

A chapter in Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2013/2014, 2014, pp 17-32 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Emergency Medical Services; Healthcare; Teleconsultation; Telemedicine; Quality Assurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08816-7_2

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