Ambulances in Texas Town Outfitted with New Technology

[News]

The technology allows responders to transmit real-time data about heart attack patients to doctors.

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[Arctickat]

Why does this seem so familiar?

Oh, yeah

[medicgirl05]

Everyone in our region has the capability to do this. When I transmit an EKG it goes to our medical director, my administrator, and the receiving facility. We have been doing it for 2 or 3 years. At first we transmitted all 12 Leads, now we transmit only ones accompanied with STEMI alert. I haven't really seen that it has improved patient care though.

[Bieber]

What's the benefit of this over medic-initiated STEMI alerts?

[medicgirl05]

I don't think there is any benefit from this technology. Especially since it often takes more than one attempt to transmit for it to be succesful. I don't always have time to play with technology as I am treating a cardiac patient.