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Skytrac Transmits Real-time EMS Patient Data
Air ambulances equipped with Skytrac can transmit patient data via satellite or cell in real-time and live-stream video to remote physicians.
Air ambulances equipped with Skytrac, such as this Leonardo AW169 owned by Italian EMS provider Alidaunia, can transmit patient data via satellite or cell in real-time and live-stream video to remote physicians. (Photo: Alidaunia)
Air ambulances equipped with Skytrac, such as this Leonardo AW169 owned by Italian EMS provider Alidaunia, can transmit patient data via satellite or cell in real-time and live-stream video to remote physicians. (Photo: Alidaunia)

Italian air ambulance provider Alidaunia has selected Skytrac Systems to provide satcom and cellular medical data transfer and telemedicine capability aboard its fleet of Leonardo AW139 and AW169 emergency medical services helicopters. With this new capability, Alidaunia’s air medical crew can stream patient vital signs and electrocardiogram reports in real-time from onboard medical devices and live-stream video via Google Glasses to remote physicians.