Prehospital Notification Startup Takes One of the Top Prizes from 2016 Cornell Venture Challenge

Ithaca, NY, April 14th, 2016 – A judging panel of entrepreneur, venture capital and angel investors selected S.A.L.T., a medical diagnostic technology that a patient uses at home to monitor his/her 24-hour sodium levels in urine, and Twiage, a novel prehospital communication and ambulance triage solution that accelerates life-saving emergency care, as the two top place winners of the 2016 Cornell Venture Challenge. John Hui, Twiage’s Head of Business Development, gave Twiage’s winning pitch, “Believe it or not, we are in the 21st Century, but radios are still the current standard of communication between ambulances and the emergency room.” Hui illustrated how paramedics and EMTs can use Twiage to capture patient vital signs and demographic information via photos and videos, so hospital emergency departments can improve preparedness for incoming patients in ambulances. Designed to reduce the reliance on antiquated radio communication, Twiage is a comprehensive, interoperable prehospital communication system that delivers real-time situational awareness of incoming ambulances to busy emergency departments. Paramedics and EMTs can use Twiage's HIPAA-compliant smartphone app to capture stroke symptoms in video, EKGs for heart attacks, trauma scenes through photos, and record digital voice memos. By providing live patient data and GPS-tracked ETA for all incoming ambulances, Twiage helps hospitals accelerate treatments for strokes, heart attacks, and other crit...
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