Acceptability of ambulance-based telemedicine (ABT) for paediatric emergencies in Karachi, Pakistan
Parents, EMTs and TMPs mutually agreed that the use of telemedicine during ambulance transport can be successfully implemented through proper training and is acceptable in our population. All participants agreed that this intervention holds great potential to improve the survival of critically ill children.
Authors
- Irfan Habib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0140-2920)
- Walid Farooqi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2974-2636)
- Noreen Afzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-4599)
- Amyna Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9123-8185)
- Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant
- Peter A. Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-056X)
- Joseph Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-2512)
- Sheza Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9432-8212)
- Joanna Palasz
- Huba Atiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-5967)
- Zeeshan Sheikh
- Adil Haider
- Kerry Woolfall
- Junaid Abdul Razzak
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Cornell University (US)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018673
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development