High-tech monitoring helps hard-to-reach patients

Anne Helen Schneider; Alasdair James Mort; Christopher Stuart Mellish; Philip Wilson

High-tech monitoring helps hard-to-reach patients

Anne Helen Schneider, Alasdair James Mort, Christopher Stuart Mellish, Philip Wilson

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Abstract

The first minutes of a medical emergency can be crucial for a patient’s chances of recovery, but what if that emergency happens in a rural setting, far away from help?

Scottish ambulance crews respond to more than 600,000 emergency incidents each year, providing a service to a population of 5.2 million people. Almost one million of these people live in rural areas and even though the service has more than 450 ambulances, reaching them quickly in an emergency can be tough.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2013

Keywords

Digital economy
Rural health
Medical care
Accident and Emergency

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