ESA - Telemedicine Alliance - Treating disaster victims via satellite

26-Apr-2025

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Treating disaster victims via satellite

12 November 2002

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Participant using the DELTASS technology

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Ulm was the site of a full-scale trial of the new DELTASS (Disaster Emergency Logistics Telemedicine Advanced Satellites System) system, developed by a team lead by CNES for the European Space Agency (ESA).

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A 'victim' being taken to the mobile field hospital

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The hub of the DELTASS system is the Medical Field Hospital, set up within the disaster area. It is from here that mobile teams' activities are co-ordinated, patients are gathered, treated and their data tracked, and decisions are made about evacuating them elsewhere.

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Screenshot of the DELTASS system in action

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First aid and ambulance teams are equipped with Portable Telemedicine Workstations for two-way communication with medical experts at a nearby Medical Field Hospital. Patient data such as ECGs and vital signs can be transmitted along with still images of injuries.

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