The PreSSUB 3.0 system.

<p>The telemedicine device is securely mounted to the ceiling of the ambulance (A) and allows bidirectional audiovisual communication between the patient and the teleconsultant via integration of a microphone, speakers, a screen and a 360° view camera (B). The teleconsultant has mobile access to the telemedicine platform using a lightweight laptop computer with touch screen, integrated microphone, speakers and a webcam (C).</p

Flow diagram of the FACT study.

<p>Flow diagram of the FACT study.</p

Map of Brussels indicating connectivity during prehospital telemedicine consultations.

<p>Map of Brussels indicating the location of the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (H) and the patient locations according to connectivity during prehospital telemedicine consultations (no signal loss: green ambulance; transient signal loss: yellow ambulance; permanent signal loss: red ambulance) during office hours (<b>A</b>) and outside office hours (<b>B</b>).</p

Box-and whisker plots demonstrating bandwidth per prehospital teleconsultation.

<p>Box-and whisker plots demonstrating mean (<b>A</b>) and maximal (<b>B</b>) bandwidth per prehospital teleconsultation for download (from the ambulance to the teleconsultant) and for upload (from the teleconsultant to the ambulance). Hatched boxes represent teleconsultations outside of office hours; white boxes teleconsultations during office hours. Significant differences are indicated with * (<i>P</i><0.05) or with ** (<i>P</i><0.001).</p

Patient and intervention characteristics.^*

<p>Patient and intervention characteristics.^{<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0110043#nt101" target="_blank">*</a>}</p

Bandwidth and data transfer during prehospital teleconsultation^*.

<p>Bandwidth and data transfer during prehospital teleconsultation^{<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0110043#nt104" target="_blank">*</a>}.</p

Detailed overview of the prehospital telemedicine diagnoses and the final in-hospital diagnose.

<p>Detailed overview of the prehospital telemedicine diagnoses and the final in-hospital diagnose.</p