[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":440},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-future-emergency-medicine-innovations-making-patients-point-care":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":204,"relatedBooks":327},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":39,"project_category":54,"contact_email_category":58,"yst_prominent_words":59,"class_list":69,"better_featured_image":101,"acf":135,"yoast_meta":148,"_links":151},16762,"2024-09-16T11:21:11","2024-09-16T09:21:11",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=16762","2024-09-16T11:21:12","2024-09-16T09:21:12","future-emergency-medicine-innovations-making-patients-point-care","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-emergency-medicine-innovations-making-patients-point-care",{"rendered":17},"The Future of Emergency Medicine: 6 Technologies That Make Patients The Point-of-Care",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car crashes, home injuries, fires, natural disasters:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every minute\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – if not every second – \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spent without treatment in such cases of medical emergencies \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and high-risk patients\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could reduce the chance of survival \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or proper recovery. In fact, when deprived of oxygen, permanent brain damage begins after \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fency\u002Farticle\u002F000013.htm\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only 4 minutes\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while death can occur as soon as 4-6 minutes later.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this race against time, digital health technologies that turn patients into the point-of-care could prove to be game-changers for first responders and emergency units. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From driverless cars through medical drones to artificial intelligence (A.I.), advanced technologies are enhancing the field of emergency medicine. It’s helpful to have a better look at how those technologies are influencing emergency care and what lies ahead. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talked with Dr. Gabor Csató, CEO of the National Ambulance Service in Hungary (abbreviated as OMSZ in Hungarian), about innovation in the field, given that their own system’s operation is unique. The OMSZ is a centralised, standalone national healthcare institution that has been active for 133 years. It is also the biggest ambulance service in the country and has had a strong inclination towards innovation. “\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation is embedded in the DNA of the organisation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,” the CEO of OMSZ told us.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e have also \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collected in this article those\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trends and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">innovations that are putting the future of emergency medicine on the fast lane. Before seeing how this lane looks like, let’s take a quick glance in the rearview mirror to better appreciate the evolution of the field.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u003Cstrong>Patients to the hospital or hospital to the patient?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being depicted as a revered, traditional speciality in popular media, emergency medicine is relatively new, being mostly the product of the accelerated, globalized world we live in. Estimates date the development of modern emergency medical services in the United States to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthaffairs.org\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1377\u002Fhlthaff.2013.0683\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the early 1960s\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This happened in \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">response to the increased number of traffic accidents \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resulting from\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the boom of cars on the newly built American highways. Later on, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore followed shortly thereafter, developing their respective emergency medical systems in the 1970s and 1980s.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure id=\"attachment_30331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30331\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30331 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Femergency-medicine-ambulance.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"442\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: www.freepik.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latter is used in most European countries, and it means that medical doctors\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supported by paramedics, treat more patients on the scene of an accident or in their homes before bringing them to the hospital\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thus emergency care happens on the scene or en route to the hospital. In the case of the Anglo-American model, fewer patients are treated on the spot and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are instead transported \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the emergency room as fast as possible for treatment. Currently, countries in the developed world use some practices from both models, but the latest digital technologies will rather push emergency medicine in the direction of the “hospital to the patient” approach.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An immense level of innovation is experienced in smart healthcare solutions nowadays\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,” Dr. Csató told The Medical Futurist. So let’s take a closer look at the latest innovations making it possible to treat medical and trauma emergencies faster and more efficiently than ever before!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1>\u003Cb>1. Artificial intelligence for logistics and capacity allocation\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As AI impacts healthcare from \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-things-that-will-dominate-the-2020s-for-pharma-companies\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drug discovery\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-artificial-intelligence-companies-in-healthcare\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping in diagnoses\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to finding \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-curious-case-of-a-i-discovering-unusual-associations-in-medicine\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unusual associations\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the technology is also finding a new home in the emergency department. Indeed, the OMSZ is using AI for logistics and capacity allocation in its day-to-day operation. Given how their operations generate an immense amount of data from the 3000 daily cases and how their cars cover over 40 million kilometres per year, smart algorithms are the logical solution to mine this data for predictions.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27609 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small.png\" alt=\"artificial intelligence and COVID\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“AI does not know that there will be an accident tomorrow afternoon on a major two-lane road between two cities but can predict the statistical probability of that,”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Dr. Csató explained, regarding the implementation of A.I. in their practice. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We are also dealing with planning daily capacity allocation within the country. Our vehicles can be easily deployed to neighbouring areas, where we experience capacity peaks.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The software company Hexagon also \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhxgnspotlight.com\u002Fsolutions-for-smart-cities-ai-for-emergency-services\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">introduced their AI solution\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for emergency services. Their HxGN OnCall Dispatch | Smart Advisor system mines and analyses operational data in real-time to detect patterns and identify major events as they happen. As anomalies are identified sooner, the insights allow emergency teams to react and coordinate faster\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u003Cstrong>2. \u003Cb>Apps \u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cb>streamlining \u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cb>emergency care\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to some analyses, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statnews.com\u002F2016\u002F02\u002F01\u002Fcommunication-failures-malpractice-study\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up to 80%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of clinical errors are due to miscommunication between medical staff. In emergency care, such errors should be minimised as much as possible and new software programmes can help.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based in Montana in the U.S., \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pulsara.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulsara\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the developer of a HIPAA-compliant platform for EMS, ambulance and emergency management. Its connected mobile app \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows paramedics to alert an emergency department before arrival with the patient and prepare beforehand. It does so not only by calculating the estimated time of arrival based on GPS but \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also by allowing\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> users \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to share important details like the ECG or images from the field\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some studies even report an average decreased treatment time \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pulsara.com\u002Fabout\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of nearly 30%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when using Pulsara. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pulsara Intro - Barry's Having a Heart Attack [STOP STEMI]\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplayer.vimeo.com\u002Fvideo\u002F103361400?dnt=1&app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To further save precious time, volunteers on the spot can also perform CPR until an ambulance arrives.  Dr. Csató told us about the\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> “\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fszivcity.hu\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Szív City\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” app they introduced in Hungary that taps into this potentially life-saving approach. The app alerts volunteer users of any street resuscitation event within 500 meters of their location. With over 30.000 volunteers using Szív City, the OMSZ doubled the number of successful street CPRs in just one year.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming from the American Heart Association is the free iOS app, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fcpr.heart.org\u002FAHAECC\u002FCPRAndECC\u002FTraining\u002FHealthcareProfessional\u002FFullCodePro\u002FUCM_476262_Full-Code-Pro.jsp\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Code Pro\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a  real-time CPR event tracking tool, allowing users to document critical interventions. With a single tap, first responders can log administered medication, start a countdown and even have access to a metronome to optimize chest compression rhythm. The documentation collected can later be reviewed \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so that the team can learn from the collected data as well. Thus, you can fully focus on the patient without sacrificing proper documentation. A win-win!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emergency care not only happens on the ground but also up in the air. In-flight medical emergencies are very real and digital health technologies \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-flight-medicine\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are well-suited for those situations\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The free \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.airrxmedical.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">airRx\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app contains \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 23 most common medical emergency situations \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that guide physicians in-flight to assist travellers experiencing medical concerns. For the cabin crew, the recent \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.internationalsos.com\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fmedaire-aviation-app-makes-managing-in-flight--medical-events-easier-for-airlines--a--crew-jan-22-2020\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MedAire Aviation App\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects crew members to physicians for guided patient assessment. It has recently been integrated into Icelandair commercial flights.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u003Cstrong>3. Video game for practice\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent article, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F4-examples-of-merging-gaming-digital-health\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we explored\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> how gaming features are merging in digital health; and gaming’s influence is expanding into emergency medicine. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chicago-based start-up \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.levelex.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level Ex\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> develops mobile video games to train medical professionals. Their \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplay.google.com\u002Fstore\u002Fapps\u002Fdetails?id=com.levelex.airwayex\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airway Ex app\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for example offers realistic scenarios for doctors and paramedics to better prepare for challenging airway management.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Level Ex: Video Games for Doctors\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FdZ4d2RgMAqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The app scores the worker’s speed, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">damage caused\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bleeding and also monitors the virtual patient’s vital signs while the procedure takes place. Moreover, it can be used anywhere – on the subway, at home or on the Bahamas during holidays (but we don’t recommend that).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u003Cstrong>4. \u003Cb>Portable point-of-care diagnostic devices\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The appearance of pocket-sized, user-friendly and portable diagnostic devices makes it easier and faster to treat a patient on the spot. No matter whether it is ultrasound, ECG or laboratory testing, behemoth machines are things of the past.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nowadays, physicians can literally carry \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-7-must-haves-for-the-doctor-of-the-21st-century\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a department’s worth of diagnostic tools\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in their briefcase.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some years ago ultrasound diagnosis was the privilege of radiologists, emergency medical specialists\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opportunity to use bedside point-of-care ultrasound devices (PoCUS) to answer some yes-or-no questions \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as intra-abdominal \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bleeding. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handheld ultrasound devices such as the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwireless-and-scanning-the-clarius-portable-ultrasound-review\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarius\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthreshold-of-a-new-era-in-diagnostics-philips-lumify-portable-ultrasound-review\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philips Lumify\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allow doctors and first responders to easily assess a critically ill patient, no matter where they are.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clarius Portable Ultrasound Review - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FZHKXyG_CBxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, we all know it’s not only about the size. Not so long ago, it was a huge innovation \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for a smartphone\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make a one-lead ECG. However, even if it showed the rhythm, it wasn’t able to replace standard 12-lead ECG. In many cases, if the doctor does not see all the 12 leads, a possible heart attack might be easily mistaken. Now, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartheartpro.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart Heart Pro\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows users to make a 12-lead ECG with a smartphone or tablet wirelessly. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is as accurate as a similar standard bedside exam, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only available practically anywhere\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the long-hours waiting for laboratory blood test results will also be over \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">soon. Handheld,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lightweight point-of-care testing (PoCT) devices, such as the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pointofcare.abbott\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fofferings\u002Fistat\u002Fistat-handheld\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i-STAT testing equipment\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Abbott\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will make this possible\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Abbott’s fast and accurate blood analyzer allows doctors to evaluate the patient’s blood sample on the spot and wirelessly transmit the results or the data to colleagues. Invaluable time gain during emergency situations!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u003Cb>5. Medical drones for delivering care from the air\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drones have great potential in \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-drones\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transporting \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drugs, vaccines or medical aid\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at a faster rate\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Rwanda, the medical drone company Zipline \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-in-rwanda\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delivers medical supplies\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to hospitals via drones as part of the local healthcare system. This method enables healthcare facilities that Zipline serves to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Frobotics\u002Fdrones\u002Fin-the-air-with-ziplines-medical-delivery-drones\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">receive emergency blood packs within minutes\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, instead of hours. For the COVID-19 pandemic, Zipline \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F5\u002F27\u002F21270351\u002Fzipline-drones-novant-health-medical-center-hospital-supplies-ppe\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expanded their service in the U.S.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to deliver medical supplies and PPE, entirely contactless.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21675 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist.jpg\" alt=\"Future of healthcare\" width=\"870\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist-512x394.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another potential for drones in the emergency care setting is to deliver automatic external \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defibrillators (AEDs) directly to people who have just suffered a heart attack. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This concept was already explored by researchers in \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tudelft.nl\u002Fen\u002Fide\u002Fresearch\u002Fresearch-labs\u002Fapplied-labs\u002Fambulance-drone\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Netherlands\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Flive-saving-medical-devices-could-soon-be-delivered-by-drone-to-heart-attack-victims\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AED-carrying drones \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were also \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2017\u002F10\u002F09\u002Fhealth\u002Fambulance-drone-teching-care-of-your-health\u002Findex.html\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ested in Stockholm with promising results\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arrived at the patient within a quarter of the time that the ambulance took to arrive. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, such \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drones are not simple transporting machines, they can provide instructions to the bystanders on providing CPR, using the AED and they also allow the dispatch team to give feedback via its own video connection. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swedish drone developer Everdrone \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.everdrone.com\u002Fnews\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F17\u002Feverdrone-announces-collaboration-with-karolinska-institutet-and-sos-alarm-ab\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced its partnership\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Karolinska Institutet to investigate emergency deliveries of medicine and equipment to critical care patients, wherever they are.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, such AED drones have rather limited use and haven’t been widely adopted. But we hope that won’t be the case for too long.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u003Cb>6. Easing transportation and the era of driverless ambulances\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of proper transportation is a significant barrier to access to healthcare worldwide. Every year, as many as \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fdoctor-visits-could-provide-relief-to-uber-and-lyft-11562756401\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.6 million people\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> miss their doctor’s appointment due to poor transportation services. But with ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, transportation issues in healthcare \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fride-hailing-platforms-solve-problems-transportation-healthcare\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can become a thing of the past\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, Uber launched \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uberhealth.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uber Health\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its HIPAA-compliant service for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), which later simply vanished.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lyft \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lyftbusiness.com\u002Findustries\u002Fhealthcare\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also expanded in healthcare\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for NEMT rides to curb missed appointments. Other ride-hailing startups like \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.circulation.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circulation (now called Modivcare)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fkaizenhealth.org\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaizen Health\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fveyo.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veyo\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also branched out to help patients reach hospitals in a secure and reliable manner. Circulation even claims to reduce no-shows by 68%.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17697 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Ffuture-of-ambulance-and-uber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Ffuture-of-ambulance-and-uber.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Ffuture-of-ambulance-and-uber-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Ffuture-of-ambulance-and-uber-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Ffuture-of-ambulance-and-uber-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Ffuture-of-ambulance-and-uber-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, on the topic of transportation, t\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-driverless-car-for-healthcare\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">development of driverless cars\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">holds \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the potential \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to turn \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cars into points-of-care. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technology can take some strain off emergency services so that patients receive better care. Already, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpublications.parliament.uk\u002Fpa\u002Fld201617\u002Fldselect\u002Fldsctech\u002F115\u002F11505.htm\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some governments\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> considering driverless ambulances\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These ambulances \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftheconversation.com\u002Fin-the-future-your-ambulance-could-be-driverless-78974\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would work as “medical taxis”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They would pick up low-risk patients and transport them to the nearest hospital or clinic for treatment. With the introduction of these ambulances, the need for paramedics to respond to every call – regardless of severity – would be greatly reduced. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it might be less comfortable for people to get into a driverless car to go to the hospital at first. Could you imagine sending your wife in labour to the emergency unit in a driverless ambulance? We’ll probably have to get used to the idea!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u003Cstrong>A possible emergency scene from the future\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital technologies not only help patients receive care more quickly and in a more efficient manner, but they can also support emergency care units to handle situations more safely and more confidently. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the widespread adoption of these tools, critical care patients can receive assistance in a timely manner that wasn’t possible before. And with the emergence of advanced technologies, emergency services will become more efficient and patient-focused in the near future. To help visualise this, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published an imagined scenario of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the tech-powered future of first response: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Future of First Response - Vision for Emergency Medical Services\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fv5hjsGoXk5w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their clothing, made of smart, light materials, would protect them from gunshots or punctures. They might easily turn on the high-visibility mode of their clothing if they go to dark places or work at night. Sensors and wearables would monitor their own health and fitness while providing their location. Using self-driving ambulances, first responders would have the time to prepare for situations and receive patient data already on the way to the scene. This could help bring exactly the right equipment to the patient in need. It would be easier to access patient data and monitor vital signs through various sensors, wearables – or digital tattoos. Moreover, with the help of exoskeletons, first responders could lift patients with less effort.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future of emergency services looks more streamlined, data-based, efficient and faster than ever before, while both taking the needs of the patient and the limitations of caregivers into consideration. So, hopefully, within a couple of years, no one will have to wait for an unnecessarily long time until getting proper care. Yet, knowing what to do in an emergency situation or how to do CPR will come in handy anytime, so check out this video and keep stayin’ alive!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this article got you interested in the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technological future of emergency medicine, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we have more to share about other \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medical specialities. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, be sure to check out \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-medical-specialties\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our e-book\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dedicated to the subject!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23819\" 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fires, natural disasters: every minute – if not every second – spent without treatment in such cases of medical emergencies and 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this article, we analyze what technological directions could have a large impact of emergency medicine and its services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":147},"\u003Cp>From AI and drones to augmented reality and shared transportation systems, this specialty is in the middle of a transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":149,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":150,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Future of Emergency Medicine: 6 Technologies That Make Patients The Point-of-Care - The Medical Futurist","In our latest article, we collected what trends and technologies will have an impact on the future of emergency 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Drones Will Thrive in Healthcare: A Safe Road to Health",{"rendered":217,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Time is crucial in healing, no matter whether it’s about a natural disaster, heart attack or an organ transplant. In future medical emergencies, where urgent response will be necessary, drones will mean the fastest answer\u003Cem>.\u003C\u002Fem> They will fly the extra mile in delivering drugs, vaccines, blood or organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Drones are the future of delivery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to my geek calendar, 2017 will be the year of the drone. These advanced versions of model airplanes or unmanned aerial vehicles are everywhere on the rise. According to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002Finteractive\u002F2015\u002Ftechnology\u002Fguide-to-civilian-drones.html\">estimates of the Consumer Technology Association\u003C\u002Fa>, 9.4 million units were projected to be sold in 2016 worldwide; and the number will soar in 2017. The use of drones in aerial photography or monitoring seems pretty obvious, but some fans are already organizing drone races and a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=LiZH5eH5eDw\">less fortunate guy caught her cheating wife with it\u003C\u002Fa>. But it was certainly Amazon, which generated the biggest buzz last year by its announcement about delivering goods by drones; and that it actually \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2016\u002F12\u002F14\u002F13952240\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-launch-uk\">delivered the first packages with popcorn and fire TV to its customers in the UK in December\u003C\u002Fa>. And it’s not a surprise it was not in the US or China.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Ffuture-of-delivery-by-drones.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Delivery - Medical Drones\" class=\"wp-image-14727\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Ffuture-of-delivery-by-drones.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Ffuture-of-delivery-by-drones-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Ffuture-of-delivery-by-drones-512x343.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Ffuture-of-delivery-by-drones-374x250.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What if cakes or books will fall from the sky?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2014, when \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fabcnews.go.com\u002FUS\u002Ffaa-slaps-drone-beer-delivery-service-ice-fishermen\u002Fstory?id=22314625\">a Minnesota brewery decided to use a drone to fly beer\u003C\u002Fa> to ice fishers out on a frozen lake, the US authorities stepped in some days later due to safety concerns and violations of aviation codes. Something similar happened a year earlier in China, but instead of beer, the flying objects involved some cakes and pies. A \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailymail.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Farticle-2380095\u002FChina-grounds-worlds-CAKE-DRONES-fears-fall-someones-head-novelty-delivery-service-goes-sweet-sour.html\">bakery in Shanghai decided to fly the sweet delicacies to their customers\u003C\u002Fa>, but the local aviation authorities grounded the drones due to lack of permits and safety issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although regulators are catching up with drone technology, there are many concerns. The biggest issue is that drones or their packages could fall on passers-by. They could collide with aircraft, or according to The New York Times, slow down rescue operations. Drones capturing aerial footage of wildfires have \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2015\u002F07\u002F20\u002Fus\u002Fhobby-drones-hinder-california-firefighting-efforts.html\">hindered efforts\u003C\u002Fa> by helicopter and airplane pilots to put out blazes. There are also concerns about use of drones to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eff.org\u002Fissues\u002Fsurveillance-drones\">violate privacy\u003C\u002Fa> and to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2015\u002F04\u002F23\u002Fus\u002Fdrones-smuggle-contraband-over-prison-walls.html\">smuggle\u003C\u002Fa> weapons or drugs into prisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u003Cem>It is obvious that law-makers have to craft appropriate, drone-related regulations as soon as possible, ideally before the wider spread of drones, especially those delivering lifesaving drugs or medical objects.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>We have a situation here, please, send us the drone aid!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Drones have great potential in making the transport of drugs, vaccines or medical aids faster. They are able to help in circumstances when time is crucial; e.g. in situations requiring urgent responses, during disasters or medical emergencies. Google, the tech giant with a significant medical portfolio, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F655314\u002Fgoogle-wants-to-call-drones-to-medical-emergencies-at-the-push-of-a-button\u002F\">patented a device that can call for a drone in emergency situations\u003C\u002Fa> to fly in with life-saving medical equipment on board. You would push a button, and a drone would appear on the spot. How amazing would that sound? And what about drones deliver automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) directly to people who have just suffered a heart attack? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Flive-saving-medical-devices-could-soon-be-delivered-by-drone-to-heart-attack-victims\u002F\">Researchers from the University of Toronto are already experimenting with the idea\u003C\u002Fa> based on their inspiration from ambulance drones in the Netherlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ambulance Drones Could Be Saving The World Soon\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FsEPkHrQeDYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But drones might not only be useful when urgent relief is necessary, but when ambulances are out of reach – e.g. due to bad road conditions or remote areas. It might also be the case when ambulances need urgent access to certain rare drugs or blood supplies. Here are the most common examples of drone-use in medicine and healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Drones eagerly respond to disasters\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of the earliest medical utilization of these unmanned aerial vehicles were in catastrophes. Various \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mayoclinic.org\u002Fmedical-professionals\u002Fclinical-updates\u002Ftrauma\u002Fmedical-drones-poised-to-take-off\">drones successfully delivered small aid packages after the Haitian earthquake in 2012\u003C\u002Fa>. They were also able to help in humanitarian operations for collecting data and imagery where infrastructure was destroyed or already lacking; including \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.jems.com\u002Farticles\u002F2016\u002F06\u002Fdrones-tested-for-disaster-response.html\">in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013\u003C\u002Fa>. This year, after the Obama administration somewhat eased the use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.jems.com\u002Farticles\u002F2016\u002F06\u002Fdrones-tested-for-disaster-response.html\">experts tested drones in New Jersey for disaster response\u003C\u002Fa>. In December, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.emsworld.com\u002Fnews\u002F12286508\u002Ftelemedical-drone-project-debuts-in-miss\">two disaster drones delivered telemedical packages\u003C\u002Fa> to victims and rescue personnel in a simulated mass casualty event at an airport in Mississippi. I believe that within the next 3-5 years, technology and regulation will allow for the development of a more effective disaster response with the help of these small and agile helpers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones.jpeg\" alt=\"Disaster Relief Drones - Medical Drones\" class=\"wp-image-14729\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones-512x307.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones-417x250.jpeg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Delivering vaccines to the jungles\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Disruptive health technologies might \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-10-most-innovative-health-technologies-saving-millions-in-the-developing-world\u002F\">save millions of lives in the developing world\u003C\u002Fa> since they are creative, reliable, easy-to-use and cheap. Just as drone delivery. A \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F160621112101.htm\">research published in 2016\u003C\u002Fa> led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Centre suggests the same. It also adds that using drones might also improve vaccination rates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Doctors Without Borders already used them in Papua New Guinea to transport dummy TB test samples from a remote village to the large coastal city of Kerema. In \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcool-tech\u002Fdrones-healthcare-madagascar\u002F\">Madagascar\u003C\u002Fa>, with the support of the government and USAID, these small flying vehicles were also able to collect some medical samples from remote villages in the rural area of the country for the first time in 2016. Drones are also currently being tested for medical supply deliveries in rural Virginia and Bhutan. UNICEF is testing the feasibility of using them to transport lab samples in Malawi. And in Tanzania, there are efforts afoot to transport blood and essential medications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vayu's Drones Deliver Healthcare in Rural Madagascar\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fg-Z0x0ZekTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of the finest examples on the market is the Silicon Valley start-up, Zipline. In 2016, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmoney.cnn.com\u002F2016\u002F10\u002F13\u002Ftechnology\u002Frwanda-drone-hospital\u002F\">the Rwandan government teamed up with the company\u003C\u002Fa> to deliver medical supplies to five of its hospitals. Within a year, they plan to expand the program to nearly half of the country’s 45 hospitals. The drones will make up to 150 deliveries a day – and reduce the previously 4-hour-long delivery to 15 minutes! It’s pretty easy: a health worker can place an order by text message. Within minutes, a drone is launched into the sky racing at 100 km\u002Fh. The medical products are then dropped off, landing gently and accurately at the health facility in an open area the size of a few parking spaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Justin Hamilton, Zipline’s spokesman, told me that the reception of medical drones by the locals is amazing. Every day, we have hundreds of Rwandans lining up along the fence of the distribution center to watch operations. The whole crowd cheers for every single take-off and landing throughout the day. Some people show up at 6am to get good seats! He added, the company chose Rwanda due to the very high medical needs as well as the low complexity of navigating airspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hamilton is hopeful that in the coming years, they will move beyond just blood delivery and will include other essential and lifesaving medicines as well. He added, he believes in expanding across Rwanda, Africa and the whole wide world. I hope that Zipline will introduce medical drones in many more countries; and more developing countries will follow Rwanda’s lead in cooperating with the start-up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fzipline-final-assembly-1.jpg\" alt=\"Zipline medical drone - Medical Drones\" class=\"wp-image-14780\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fzipline-final-assembly-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fzipline-final-assembly-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fzipline-final-assembly-1-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fzipline-final-assembly-1-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Be careful, transporting blood and antivenin for snake bites!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Cornelius Thiels, a general surgery resident at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota, thinks medical professionals will eventually put drones in practice to transport blood products to critical access hospitals, mass casualty scenes and even offshore ships with seriously injured passengers. The small flying vehicles might also be used for the transport of expensive and rarely used drugs, such as antivenin for snake bites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After its Rwandan success, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2016\u002F8\u002F2\u002F12350274\u002Fzipline-drone-delivery-us-launch-blood-medicine\">the White House reached out to Zipline\u003C\u002Fa>. They expressed interest in delivering medicine and blood to rural parts of the US. Thus, the start-up announced in August that it brings its system to rural and remote communities in Maryland, Nevada, and Washington, including some Native American reservations. But Zipline is certainly not without competitors. The world’s largest shipping company, UPS also started to develop its drone-fleet. In 2016, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.popsci.com\u002Fups-tests-drone-deliveries-to-island\">it tested the delivery of medicine from Beverly to Children’s Island\u003C\u002Fa>. It is about three miles off the Atlantic coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Australia, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmashable.com\u002F2016\u002F10\u002F31\u002Fangel-drone-blood-transplants\u002F#vt4ss7Igyaqc\">a consortium aims even higher\u003C\u002Fa>. Their plan is to develop a system for drones being able to deliver blood and heart or other organ transplants to isolated parts of the country. They promise the launch of test flights next year. I’m curious how it will go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fplugins\u002Fvideo.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedicalfuturist%2Fvideos%2F1311048482323117%2F&show_text=0&width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Is the limit for drones the sky full of stars?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I don’t think so. Currently, the technology as well as the above-mentioned regulatory restrictions set back the widespread use of drones in healthcare. The small aircraft can carry a 5-pound payload for 30 to 60 minutes of flight time. They have a range of about 20 to 60 miles. These features are quite limiting. Drones usually can sense and avoid obstacles, but it could certainly endure some more development. Until they are not fully automatic, regulators will definitely remain reluctant to allow them to fly around in the air space even with control beyond eyesight (\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2016\u002F12\u002F14\u002F13952240\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-launch-uk\">the UK is a refreshing exception\u003C\u002Fa>).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Safety, accuracy and speed is even more important in healthcare since there are lives at stake! Not to mention special equipment for the transport of medical samples, blood or organs. For example, in the case of blood transport, coolers would be required to keep blood products at the proper temperature. 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