Satellite ultrasound supports stroke victims in remote areas

Leila Helen Eadie; Alasdair James Mort

Satellite ultrasound supports stroke victims in remote areas

Leila Helen Eadie, Alasdair James Mort

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Abstract

The Scottish Highlands are beautiful: snow-topped mountains rolling down to deep blue lochs. The peace is untroubled by the widely dispersed population; it is rural tranquillity at its most spectacular, idyllic. But what happens when you need urgent medical care in such a remote location – in the wake of a stroke, for example?

Getting to remote areas is no walk in the park for emergency services. But a new project based at Aberdeen University’s Centre for Rural Health is aiming to reduce diagnosis and treatment times, using satellite and mobile networks to transmit ultrasound images from ambulances to experts. This could improve stroke outcomes in areas that can be hundreds of miles away from centres of diagnosis and treatment.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2014

Keywords

Stroke
Digital economy
Accident and Emergency

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