Video streaming from ambulance can be life-changing for acute stroke patients
When someone suffers a stroke, time and choice of treatment are critical factors. The outcome largely depends on how quickly the person receives the right care. If the ambulance staff can consult a stroke specialist via video streaming inside the ambulance, before departure, lives could be saved and permanent brain damage prevented. This is shown in a study led by Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, which involved all of the key professional groups required when someone suffers an acute stroke. "Using video streaming and consultation in the ambulance, stroke patients