Medical Buisness

The main application of 5G in the medical business is "telemedicine". Telemedicine, which is the ability to provide medical treatment without going directly to the hospital, was possible even without the use of 5G. However, in order to provide direct medical care to patients remotely, real-time performance is important, and 4G communication has its limitations because it handles large data such as information on the operation of medical equipment and high-resolution images that can be seen in detail. Here are two advantages that 5G will bring to medicine.

Reducing health care disparities

Although it was possible to provide remote medical care through special measures online in the Corona disaster, with the current technology, it was not possible to notice small physical abnormalities that could not be detected without face-to-face contact, and only similar treatment could be provided to all patients. However, with 5G, it is possible to check check high-resolution echoes and trauma images remotely, and to check the patient's condition in real time using medical equipment such as electrocardiograms. Even in areas where there is no major hospital nearby, if there is a hospital equipped with medical equipment that can provide some level of medical care, an environment can be established where specialists can support patients. In the future, when such an environment is established, it will be possible to receive more advanced medical care than now in remote islands, small islands, and remote areas.

Currently, a mobile SCOT is being developed, which is a trailer equipped with equipment for advanced medical procedures. The trailer is equipped with doctors and equipment that can perform advanced medical procedures, and the trailer and doctors in the hospital can share real-time surgical images via 5G communication. This is the first time that a mobile SCOT will go to a rural area. It is expected that mobile SCOTs will be able to correct regional disparities in medical careby going to rural areas.

Smooth acceptance of emergency services

In the race against time in emergency medicine, quick and accurate decisions are required. In the current emergency medical services, only voice communication is available between the ambulance and the receiving hospital, and the hospital could not make detailed preparations until the ambulance arrived. However, with the use of 5G, if a camera is installed in the ambulance, the patient's condition can be checked, and if testing equipment is available, test data can be obtained quickly, so that appropriate measures can be taken as soon as the ambulance arrives.