| Project 4-
Supporting EMS in Health and Disaster Management
Goals:
We
propose to examine the impact of a technology rich communication
environment on our current disaster preparedness efforts and improvements
in outcomes in the current EMS envronment based on results and trials on our test bed environment. These preparedness efforts would be significantly
augmented by the inclusion of wireless , scalable, network aware
technologies .
Methods:
The inclusion of advanced
wireless voice ,data and video communication technologies, which
allows patient identification and GIS tracking of Health resources
availability and distribution (such as defibrillator densities in
Alabama communities), will significantly improve these overall preparedness
efforts. Moreover, defibrillator capable response units, personnel
equipped with automated external defibrillator, can be optimized
for populations, especially in those at highest risk of out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest. The chance of survival deteriorates at about
10% per minute delay in administering an appropriate counter shock. In general 3 kinds of events with the golden hour associated Cardio, Stroke and Trauma are study to evaluate ways to improve the process and provide richer comunications environments for the pre-hospital care.
Project 4 is being directed
by Thomas Terndrup, MD- Professor and Chair of the Department of
Emergency Medicine and Director of the Center for Emergency Care
and Disaster Preparedness at UAB.
Project
#4 Mini Project
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