October 23, 2004
Team develops live video system for ambulances
A public research institute has developed a system that can send high-definition video of a patient from an ambulance to a hospital via cell phone, reports the Daily Yomiuri.
"To accommodate the system, ambulances will be modified to carry a video camera, laptop computer and special antenna.
At the flick of a switch, paramedics will activate the system, enabling a hospital doctor to examine a patient via remote control video camera.
New technology has made it possible to compress high-definition image data enough to allow its transmission by cell phone.
The images will make it possible for doctors to dispense appropriate advice to paramedics".
"The system was developed through a collaborative project in Ibaraki Prefecture by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), the Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, and the Tsukuba Fire Headquarters."
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