SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A student project, Google Glass with Emergency Medical Services, was awarded Syracuse University “Best Capstone Project”.
The award-winning project by Davis Cho, a four-year member of the Syracuse University Ambulance crew and a May 2015 graduate, examined using the Google Glass technology to solve current problems that EMS providers face.
Cho worked on the project for three semesters, linking his deep interest in EMS with his passion for technology.
“I wanted to address one problem with my passion for medicine and technology, and I wanted to show people how technology can help solve problems facing medicine, more specifically in Emergency Medical Services,” Cho said.
The project looked into ways to connect Google Glass on multiple devices onto a secure network, so that EMS providers can livestream a mass casualty event to the hospital and doctor using a tablet, as well as using the Google Glass Developer Kit to create a vital signs input application.
Future iterations of Google Glass, Cho said, might “have significant application in the medical field.” Undertaking the project was instructive about the challenges of bringing technology into the health care market because of HIPAA, cost, security concerns and current non-interoperable systems.
“His project represents the kind of creative work that our graduates do best – combining emerging technologies with societal needs to create solutions that offer the promise of improving people’s lives,” interim dean Jeff Stanton said. “We know that information and communications technologies are key ingredients for success in first responder practices today. Davis has demonstrated how an early stage prototype might be used tomorrow to revolutionize those practices entirely.”