As a trainee doctor in the United States, YiDing Yu was alarmed and frustrated with the outdated methods hospital emergency departments used to collate patient information on arrival, wasting precious minutes which could be dedicated to urgent treatment.
Currently radio transmission over public channels disrupted with interference is the only method for contact between doctors and the 100 million ambulances that drive to emergency departments around the world every year; some countries even lack this basic system. Furthermore, millions are left with permanent disabilities each year due to delayed diagnosis and treatment.