5G Technology Helps Paramedics Diagnose Medical Issues
5G technology could allow paramedics to diagnose medical problems more quickly, experts say, with the help of a "robo-glove" that can carry out remote-controlled ultrasound scans in an ambulance, or at the scene of an accident, according to a news report.
Demonstrated by physicians in the UK last week, the glove can conduct a scan and send real-time results to a clinician at a hospital, in turn, allowing the clinician to move the glove with a joystick and operate over a public 5G network. The glove works by creating small vibrations to direct the paramedic's hand to where the clinician wants the ultrasound sensor to be moved. A camera assists by transmitting a view of the paramedic and the patient to the clinician.