The Emergency Multimedia (EMM) project focuses on the end user
requirements of a mobile multimedia service over a TETRA radio system.
The main focus of this project was to develop a multimedia system that
uses the advanced voice and data transmission capabilities of TETRA to
support mountain rescue operations. This system gives the mountain
rescuers the capability to send GPS positioning information, text and
status messages, digital images and medical information such as ECG,
Pulse Rate, Blood Pressure and Oxygen Saturation level (SpO2) from a
casualty site up on the mountain to the mountain rescue base. The
position information is useful for effectively managing search and
rescue operations from the base. The digital images of injuries and
medical data transmitted over TETRA from the casualty site will give a
better indication of the condition of the casualty, and a doctor can
remotely give immediate advice to the rescuers in the field in
administering advanced treatment. The EMM project resulted in a system
(Tele-Medic System) which consists of user-friendly portable hardware
kit and software for displaying the different types of data at the
receiving end. This system won the 'Most Innovative Applications
Development' award at the TETRA World Congress 2001.  