Matt,
Thanks for sending this. I fully agree, this is fantastic! I hope that we
continue to read more about these types of stories/applications and less
about the perverts and their usage of camera phones.
--Philip
At 03:08 AM 8/13/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Saving lives with camera phones
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/article/0,2763,1017086,00.html
>
>999 crews use picture messaging to save lives
>
>Press Association
>Tuesday August 12, 2003
>
>Fire chiefs predicted today that the latest mobile phone technology would
>help save the lives of more road accident casualties.
>Fife Fire and Rescue Service has teamed up with a major telecoms firm to
>allow crews to send picture messages to local accident and emergency (A&E)
>teams direct from the scene.
>
>The initiative, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, becomes
>fully operational this week.
>
>By using photographs, resident consultants at Dunfermline's Queen Margaret
>hospital (QMH) are now able to make an early assessment of the extent of
>injuries, and mobilise the appropriate medical teams, while avoiding
>unnecessary call-outs.
>
>The fire service hopes the scheme will soon be taken up by A&E teams at
>Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital and Ninewells in Dundee.
>
>Firemaster Mike Bitcon said photo messaging would help firefighters do their
>jobs better.
>
>"I know this will make a difference. We had 27 fatalities and 328 casualties
>in the Fife region last year and we are hoping to see this number decrease,"
>he said.
>
>"A picture can tell a thousand words and with this technology we are able to
>communicate so much more effectively."
>
>Lorna McLeod, a consultant in the A&E unit at QMH, said the technology was
>saving time and improving productivity in the casualty department.
>
>She said: "Correct treatment within the early stages means that the outcome
>is significantly improved.
>
>"We sometimes receive Polaroid photographs when the patient is admitted but
>actually seeing these images beforehand allows us to assess how serious an
>accident is and how high an impact it probably has had on a victim.
>
>"Traditionally, it is difficult to assess through the spoken word if a
>doctor is required on site, particularly if the accident involves a victim
>trapped within a vehicle.
>
>"By using photo messaging, we can see exactly what the situation involves
>and can verify if doctors are more useful at the scene or at the hospital."
>
>Cynthia Gordon, marketing director at Orange Business Solutions, said:
>"Photo messaging has traditionally been applied in the consumer space.
>
>"However, together with Fife, we are showing that mobile data applications
>have a valuable role to play in both the commercial and public sectors."
>
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Received on Fri Aug 15 06:31:59 2003