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Various illnesses or old age demand help in everyday life. But relatives or nursing staff are not always available. MobiKa is a mobile service robot designed to support and motivate those affected and give them a better quality of life. In…

When providing first aid to patients at the scene of an emergency, emergency responders have so far been cut off from the flow of information. Up to now, assistance can often only be provided by telephone via the control centre. For time…

The Fraunhofer Institute has developed six sample scenarios for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the treatment of severely injured patients together with partner institutions from the health care system and the legal sciences.…

Joachim Berney of Johanniter International was able to represent the iProcureSecurity project at the European Health Summit, where he had the difficult task to explain in simple terms the rather technical project. Mr.Berney started by…

The acute care of stroke could be further optimised - with special rescue vehicles. In a stroke, a blood clot reduces the blood flow to an area of the brain. The lack of oxygen must be remedied as soon as possible after the onset of…

Disinfection with UVC light is not a new invention, but has been state of the art for many decades, for example in the field of drinking water treatment. Fraunhofer now succeeded in using it for the first time in an ambulance. Ambulance…

Visiting a doctor via app is becoming increasingly popular. The corona pandemic has changed a lot in this area: Not only are online health platforms becoming socially acceptable, but the first hospitals are opening up digital outpatient…

Air rescue with manned multi-purpose aircraft is possible, makes sense and improves emergency medical care for the population: this is the conclusion of the first feasibility study worldwide on the use of manned multi-purpose aircraft in…

Contact tracing and alerting apps offer great potential to break chains of coronavirus infections across borders and thus save human lives. To fully exploit this potential, the Commission, at the invitation of EU Member States, has set up…

A.I. is already improving our lives in many ways – from driverless cars to automated product recommendations. This development now increasingly affects the healthcare sector and EMS. In this regard, we will have a look at how those…