| Project Title: |
EMERGENCY ROOM LINK - TUCSON, ARIZONA |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is the FY 2001 ITS Integration Program earmark for Tucson, AZ. Emergency Room Link-Tucson (ER Link-Tucson) allows doctors to be virtually transported from a hospital emergency room into an ambulance. Emergency dispatchers are provided the capability to view incident sites to support assessment and assignment of emergency responders. Phase I of this project will enable video and voice teleconferencing between the University of Arizona Medical Center and Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances of the Tucson Fire Department. The system facilitates two-way audio and video communications between attending paramedics in ambulances and emergency room medical personnel at the hospital. This is accomplished using traffic control infrastructure. The use of video from a mobile platform is a new technology. This system's goals are to expedite ER medical assistance to victims, and clear crash sites as quickly as possible to reduce the potential for secondary incidents. | |
| Project Location: | Tucson, Arizona | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Arizona DOT, City of Tucson, Pima Association of Governments, METRO Networks, Pima County, University of Arizona Medical Center | |
| Project Start Date: | September 2001 | |
| Project End Date: | September 2004 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $992,018 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $1,988,410 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Alan Hansen |
FHWA Arizona Division, HPR1-AZ |
(602) 379-3645 |
Ext. 108 |
Richard Nassi |
City of Tucson DOT |
(520) 791-4259 |
Ext. |