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AVILA-GUZMAN, José-Miguel; ESPINOZA, Salomé  e  CELI DIAZ, Luis Alberto. Telemedicine applied to prehospital care through technological integration for emergency response. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2025, vol.8, n.23, pp.861-873.  Epub 01-Maio-2025. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v8i23.417.

Telemedicine has emerged as a strategic tool in pre-hospital healthcare, allowing clinical capabilities to be extended beyond the conventional hospital setting. Its application in emergency scenarios facilitates remote patient assessment, real-time clinical support, and decision-making based on continuously transmitted physiological parameters. This technological modality has proven to be effective in reducing response times, improving inter-institutional coordination and optimizing the therapeutic approach during medical transport. The methodology consisted of an integrative review of scientific literature on telemedicine in prehospital care, following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. 50 studies selected from databases such as PubMed, Scopus, SciELO, Redalyc and Google Scholar, published between 2018 and 2024, were analyzed, prioritizing peer-reviewed research in English and Spanish. The results show that telemedicine contributes significantly to improving pre-hospital care, especially in time-dependent emergencies such as heart attacks or strokes, by reducing response times and facilitating more timely clinical decisions. In the local context of Cuenca, emergency professionals expressed a high willingness to incorporate telemedicine, but pointed out deficiencies in equipment, technical training, and standardized protocols.

Palavras-chave : Medical emergencies; Prehospital care; Remote patient monitoring; Health communication systems; Telemedicine.

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