Development of an emergency medical service system based on wireless networks and real-time traffic information

Tan Hsu Tan, Munkhjargal Gochoo, Sukhbaatar Bilgee, Ching Su Chang, Jin Jia Hu, Yung Fu Chen, John Y. Chiang, Yung Fa Huang, Ming Hui Lee, Yung Nian Hsu, Jin Chyr Hsu

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Abstract

This study develops a real-time traffic information-based emergency medical service (RTIEMS) system by employing sensor devices, webcam, 2.4 GHz ISM band RF module, ZigBee, GPS, Google Maps, and WiMAX mobile network. In the ambulance, patient biosignals consisting of electrocardiogram (ECG), temperature, oxygen, and pulse can be wirelessly transmitted to the in-car gateway. Then, together with patient real-time video, those biosignals are transmitted via WiMAX mobile network to the server located in the hospital emergency room for immediate first-aid preparation. Furthermore, to avoid jam-packed areas, a traffic guiding subsystem is presented based on the WebGIS that consists of Google Maps and GPS to help patient be delivered to the hospital with shortest time. Experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed RTIEMS system in lengthening the golden rescue time; thus significantly enhancing service quality of emergency medical system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCH 2012 Proceedings - International Conference on Computerized Healthcare
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages35-42
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781467351294
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 International Conference on Computerized Healthcare, ICCH 2012 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: Dec 17 2012Dec 18 2012

Publication series

NameICCH 2012 Proceedings - International Conference on Computerized Healthcare

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Computerized Healthcare, ICCH 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period12/17/1212/18/12

Keywords

  • Biosignal
  • Google Maps
  • Real-time traffic information-based emergency medical service (RTIEMS)
  • WiMAX
  • ZigBee
  • traffic Guiding subsystem

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health Informatics

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