This 5G ambulance could be the future of emergency healthcare
ZDNet November 18, 2019
Connected ambulance using VR technologies could allow doctors to diagnose patients remotely and speed up treatment.
Ever since 5G was announced, connected ambulances have been hyped as the application of superfast connectivity that will bring about the next revolution in healthcare.
Today, University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) performed a live demonstration in which a clinician based at a workstation in a hospital assessed and diagnosed a patient in an ambulance located two miles away, over BT’s 5G network, which was deployed to Birmingham last May.
The patient, of course, was made of foam and plastic; and neither BT nor UHB have announced a launch date for the...