Initiative Gives Rural EMS Responders 24-hour Access to Emergency Medicine Physicians (IMAGE)

University of Arizona Health Sciences

Initiative Gives Rural EMS Responders 24-hour Access to Emergency Medicine Physicians

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AzREADI, a new initiative involving the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, utilizes a telehealth platform that gives EMS providers at the scene of an accident access to emergency department physicians to virtually receive input on the best treatment option for a patient.

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University of Arizona Health Sciences/Kris Hanning

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