Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2019
Technical Support by Smart Glasses During a Mass Casualty Incident: A Randomized Controlled Simulation Trial on Technically Assisted Triage and Telemedical App Use in Disaster Medicine.
Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07504211 (Augmenting the On-Scene Medic), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Augmenting the On-Scene Medic (ATOM): A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Augmented Reality Software on Prehospital Pediatric Medication Administration Accuracy
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- Application of artificial intelligence in triage in emergencies and disasters: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Mobile Triage Applications: A Systematic Review in Literature and Play Store.Journal of medical systems · 2021Pooled it
- Smart Glasses: A New Tool for Assessing the Number of Patients in Mass-Casualty Incidents.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Trial
- Augmented Reality for Guideline Presentation in Medicine: Randomized Crossover Simulation Trial for Technically Assisted Decision-making.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Telemedicine Devices in Prehospital Trauma Care: A Scoping Review of Telemedical Actions, Clinical Utilities and Implementation Barriers.Journal of medical systems · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence in emergency surgery: a scoping review within the artificial intelligence in emergency and trauma surgery (ARIES) project.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2026Article
- Can you see what I see? Examining the Impact of Smart Glasses on Communication Dynamics in Distributed Emergency Medical Teams.Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smart Glasses in Reducing Patient Care Time in Emergency Departments: Cohort Study From the Hangzhou Asian Games.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Through the lens: A qualitative exploration of nurses' experiences of smart glasses in urgent care.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Applications of Augmented Reality for Prehospital Emergency Care: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR XR and spatial computing · 2025Review
- Smart Glasses with Augmented Reality Workflow; A Modern Tool for Triage in Mass Casualty Incidents.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Telemedicine via data glasses in CBRN protection suit-Evaluation of medical qualification and technical feasibility.PloS one · 2025Article
- A Smart Glass Telemedicine Application for Prehospital Communication: User-Centered Design Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Evaluation of an App-Based Mobile Triage System for Mass Casualty Incidents: Within-Subjects Experimental Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Extended reality training for mass casualty incidents: a systematic review on effectiveness and experience of medical first responders.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Use of Smart Glasses (Assisted Reality) for Western Australian X-ray Operators' Continuing Professional Development: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Feasibility, Adoption, and Utility of Augmented Reality in Lumbar Puncture Simulation by Medical Students: A Pilot Study.Journal of medical extended reality · 2024Article
- Impact of Smart Glasses on Patient Care Time in Emergency Medical Services Ambulance.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2023Article
- Emergency medical services preparedness in mass casualty incidents: A qualitative study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Method and application of information sharing throughout the emergency rescue process based on 5G and AR wearable devices.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTo treat many patients despite lacking personnel resources, triage is important in disaster medicine. Various triage algorithms help but often are used incorrectly or not at all. One potential problem-solving approach is to support triage with Smart Glasses.
objectiveIn this study, augmented reality was used to display a triage algorithm and telemedicine assistance was enabled to compare the duration and quality of triage with a conventional one.
methodsA specific Android app was designed for use with Smart Glasses, which added information in terms of augmented reality with two different methods-through the display of a triage algorithm in data glasses and a telemedical connection to a senior emergency physician realized by the integrated camera. A scenario was created (ie, randomized simulation study) in which 31 paramedics carried out a triage of 12 patients in 3 groups as follows: without technical support (control group), with a triage algorithm display, and with telemedical contact.
resultsA total of 362 assessments were performed. The accuracy in the control group was only 58%, but the assessments were quicker (on average 16.6 seconds). In contrast, an accuracy of 92% (P=.04) was achieved when using technical support by displaying the triage algorithm. This triaging took an average of 37.0 seconds. The triage group wearing data glasses and being telemedically connected achieved 90% accuracy (P=.01) in 35.0 seconds.
conclusionsTriage with data glasses required markedly more time. While only a tally was recorded in the control group, Smart Glasses led to digital capture of the triage results, which have many tactical advantages. We expect a high potential in the application of Smart Glasses in disaster scenarios when using telemedicine and augmented reality features to improve the quality of triage.
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