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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAssistant Prof. Dr. Pornchai Chanyagorn<\/strong>, deputy dean of Mahidol University\u2019s Faculty of Engineering, said Mobile Stroke Unit ambulances are designed to respond to an emergency call within five minutes. They are intended for areas where medical personnel are unavailable, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mobile Stroke Unit ambulance is designed to operate as hospital as if there was a doctor with expertise in stroke aboard, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to ensure immediate treatment, the unit must be connected to a stable communication network so that large files of scanned images can be uploaded speedily for real-time examination by a medical expert elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wasit Wattanasap<\/strong>, AIS senior vice president for nationwide operations and support, says that the company joined the Mobile Stroke Unit since its inception in 2018 by installing the communication system on the ambulances and ensuring sufficient signals along their route and at their stand-by locations inside PTT service stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe do network optimisation in areas where the Mobile Stroke Unit ambulances operate, particularly in remote areas. AIS engineers run tests on all routes to make sure that AIS 5G signals can support the Mobile Stroke Unit ambulances efficiently,\u201d Wasit said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMobile Stroke Unit ambulances often focus on uploading CT Scan images and video conferencing. At its stand-by location, each Mobile Stroke Unit ambulance needs a network coverage of up to 30-40 kilometres,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mobile Stroke Unit ambulance often waits at a location closest to a stroke case happens. The emergency medical service brings the stroke patient to the ambulance for initial diagnosis, as is the case in hospital. In the meantime, the ambulance heads for hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wasit said that thanks to its extensive coverage, AIS 5G can be used in healthcare to increase access to medical services and reduce disabilities and deaths from stroke in the country\u2019s remote areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mobile Stroke Unit ambulances are registered as emergency vehicles. Since its start in 2018, the unit\u2019s five ambulances have dealt with more than 700 cases in the rural and remote regions of Thailand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They are operated under Chom Bueng Crown Prince Hospital in Ratchaburi province, Khiri Ratthanikhom Hospital in Surat Thani, Chiang Khong Crown Prince Hospital in Chiang Rai, That Phanom Crown Prince Hospital in Nakhon Phanom, and also in Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Mobile Stroke Unit is designed for use in remote areas. To get real-time diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients, a reliable communication network is the key. We thank AIS for participation in this program since its beginning,\u201d Asst Prof Pornchai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Associate Prof. Dr. Yongchai Nilanont<\/strong>, president of Siriraj Stroke Centre at Siriraj Hospital, said there would be three more Mobile Stroke Unit vehicles in 2022, and the total number would be eight. Each of the three new vehicles will be stationed in a rural area of the Northeast, North and South, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, the Mobile Stroke Unit will be installed on boat for the first time this year, covering a 20-kilometre route from Siriraj Hospital to Sathon Pier and Nonthaburi Pier. This pilot project aims at people that cannot be reached by a Mobile Stroke Unit vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe make eight prototype vehicles and pass them on to the policy-makers for further action, so that this becomes a national policy,\u201d Yongchai said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Advanced Info Services (AIS), aware of the limited access to treatment for stroke patients in rural Thailand, has worked closely with Mahidol University in developing Mobile Stroke Unit ambulances since 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":58466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"itsec_x_frame_options":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[118,122],"tags":[12011,12012],"class_list":["post-58437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-story-special","category-technology-en","tag-ais-5g-network","tag-stroke-patients"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"AIS](\"https:\/\/www.thestorythailand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08-AIS-5G-\u0e02\u0e22\u0e32\u0e22\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e40\u0e23\u0e47\u0e08-Mobile-Stroke-Unit.jpg\")
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