Transport rates and prehospital intervals for an EMS telemedicine intervention.
Renoj VarugheseMitchell Cater-CykerRupa SabbineniSara SiglerSara ChampouxMark GamberSusan J BurnettGerad TroutmanChan ChuangRichard SandersJohn DoranNushin NataneliDerek R CooneyJoshua A BloomstoneBrian M ClemencyPublished in: Prehospital emergency care (2023)
In this study, most telemedicine evaluations resulted in ED transport avoidance, particularly for respiratory issues. Telemedicine interventions were associated with a median four-minute decrease in prehospital interval per call. Future research should investigate the long-term effects of telemedicine on patient outcomes.