Principal Investigator
- Thomas Horan, Former Researcher, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Summary
Researchers developed a software system called CrashHelp to improve the information exchange from emergency medical services (EMS) practitioners to emergency room/trauma center providers. The system combines mobile smartphone, multimedia, Web server, and location-based technologies for paramedics to send key information to hospital providers in a more data-rich manner than is currently available. This study outlines the
development of a second version of CrashHelp and summarizes the results of an initial pilot testing in the Boise,
Idaho, region. In addition, the study contains an analysis of the data system standards for EMS and intelligent
transportation systems to understand how they should be applied to the CrashHelp system. Finally, the study
investigates the potential sustainability of the CrashHelp system in several respects, including deployment in
regions with little prior infrastructure, as well as in more urban and developed areas. This included investigating
business models and deployment models for delivering CrashHelp as a product or service in the future.
Project Details
- Project number: 2011067
- Start date: 01/2011
- Project status: Completed
- Research area: Environment and Energy
- Topics:
Data and modeling, Safety