EMS Rolls Out Mobile Data Transmission System

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New mobile technology in Currituck County ambulances allows Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff to forward critical patient data en route to hospitals. This enhanced capability for mobile data transmission will allow hospital staffs to be better prepared for the incoming patient and ready to administer possible life-saving treatment in a more timely manner.

Currituck EMS can now send information such as vital statistics, electrocardiogram and twelve-lead rhythm data to the receiving hospital. The system utilizes the department's Mobile Communication Terminal (MCT) laptop computers and the Medtronic Life Pack to transmit data via the Internet.

MCT and Life Pack units are placed in each ambulance within the Currituck EMS fleet. MCT units are also placed in each administrative vehicle. EMS staff completed a department-wide training session on the new system during Feb. 15 - 18. EMS Paramedics also attended a state-mandated training course to better understand the interpretation of 12-lead cardiac monitors.

EMS has a strong working relationship with many area hospitals, including  Chesapeake Regional, Albemarle Hospital, Virginia Beach and Norfolk General.