Advanced Technologies and Wireless Telecommunications Enhance Care and Medical Training at the Ryder Trauma Cente...(mi Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Mem...)

-- The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, a unit within the U.S. Army Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland, is sponsoring the research

-- The American Telemedicine Association is managing the project

-- Qualcomm, through its Wireless Reach initiative, is sponsoring the project and providing technical support and consultation.

B-roll and photos of this project are available and can be downloaded at: ftp://bmhkuserc5:quc10he110@ftp.hk.bm.com/sectionc5

Telemedicine technology holds promise for enhancing U.S.-based and military trauma care systems by projecting world-class physicians when and where they are needed. Data indicates that the robot is a useful and safe tool in a civilian trauma setting. Leveraging the power of 3G wireless broadband networks will significantly enhance access to the RP-7 robot and bring about an even higher level of readiness to Miami's trauma system. The Ryder Trauma Center at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center -- one of the world's leading facilities -- excels in every aspect of trauma care, saving thousands of lives each year. This world-renowned, state-of-the-art center is operated by Jackson Memorial Hospital System, in conjunction with the University of Miami Department of Surgery under the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Services. Housed in the Ryder Trauma Center is the William Lehman Injury Research Center.

The Ryder Trauma Center is the only certified Level I trauma center in South Florida for adults and children. The center
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