{"title":"5G Enabled Mobile Healthcare for Ambulances","authors":"M. A. Usman, N. Philip, C. Politis","doi":"10.1109/GCWkshps45667.2019.9024584","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Provision of services such as remote healthcare, telemedicine and telesurgery is gaining popularity with the evolution in cellular networks. Mobile healthcare that involves in-ambulance treatment by a remote physician, has stringent connectivity criteria and that can be fulfilled by 5G’s promising potential. 5G can provide high data rates, massive connectivity, ultra-reliability, high spectral efficiency and very low latencies. This paper presents a complete framework for a 5G enabled connected ambulance that focuses on two-way data communication including audio-visual multimedia flow between ambulances and hospitals. The model includes wireless transmission, based on a 5G network, of three types of data i.e. ultrasound videos, in-ambulance video streaming and vital signs measurements of patients. This will enable the doctors to remotely assist and guide the ambulance crew to provide initial medical care to in-ambulance patients. A discussion based on the network requirements of mobile healthcare is also provided.","PeriodicalId":210825,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"24","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2019 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GCWkshps45667.2019.9024584","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Provision of services such as remote healthcare, telemedicine and telesurgery is gaining popularity with the evolution in cellular networks. Mobile healthcare that involves in-ambulance treatment by a remote physician, has stringent connectivity criteria and that can be fulfilled by 5G’s promising potential. 5G can provide high data rates, massive connectivity, ultra-reliability, high spectral efficiency and very low latencies. This paper presents a complete framework for a 5G enabled connected ambulance that focuses on two-way data communication including audio-visual multimedia flow between ambulances and hospitals. The model includes wireless transmission, based on a 5G network, of three types of data i.e. ultrasound videos, in-ambulance video streaming and vital signs measurements of patients. This will enable the doctors to remotely assist and guide the ambulance crew to provide initial medical care to in-ambulance patients. A discussion based on the network requirements of mobile healthcare is also provided.