A Partnership Between Rural EMS and AT&T FirstNet to Provide Tele-emergency Care

Mark Woodring; Denna Wheeler; Mary Elizabeth Sawyer; Krista Schumacher; Hunter Meyers; Courtney Mapes; Kynadi Shelby

doi:10.1353/hpu.2022.0166

A Partnership Between Rural EMS and AT&T FirstNet to Provide Tele-emergency Care

Mark Woodring, Denna Wheeler, Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, Krista Schumacher, Hunter Meyers, Courtney Mapes, Kynadi Shelby

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Abstract

This report from the field describes a partnership between an academic medical center emergency department, rural emergency medical services, and AT&T FirstNet, a nationwide high-speed broadband network for public safety, to pilot-test clinical consults via telemedicine in a medically underserved area. We describe the methods, outcomes, and implications for practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180-186
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0166
State	Published - Nov 2022
Externally published	Yes

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emergency medical services
medically underserved area
poverty areas
rural hospitals
rural population
Telemedicine

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