The Timber Lake ambulance crew listens to trainer Sarah Barch, left, during a March 28 training session on the new Avel equipment installed in the ambulance. The equipment remotely connects EMT’s to medical professionals at a virtual health care center in Sioux Falls.
A tablet mounted in the cabin of the ambulance, connected remotely to medical professionals in Sioux Falls, is a new tool for Timber Lake Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
The Telemedicine in Motion initiative provides 24/7 audio/visual access from the ambulance to a team of emergency physicians and nurses to assist with live support for EMS crews.
