KIT2: AI-supported Emergency Physician System
KIT2 (09/2022 – 08/2025)
AI-supported Emergency Physician (KIT2)
KIT2 leverages AI to support emergency physicians in real-time, improving medical service delivery and optimizing resource allocation.
Motivation
The successful introduction of the emergency physician system in Aachen demonstrates secure and rapid medical service delivery while optimizing the use of scarce physician resources. As the concept expands across Germany, demand for technical support increases due to rising parallel interventions. AI offers the potential for support in both individual medical and tactical aspects.
Goals and Approach
The overarching goal of KIT2 is to enhance service quality and patient safety. A three-part AI-based decision support system for medical, tactical, and strategic choices in emergency physician deployments is being developed, utilizing data from previous deployments. Emphasis is placed on ethical, legal, and societal aspects, including system usability and acceptance among users and patients. The system’s operational suitability will be assessed with associated partners.
Innovations and Perspectives
For the first time, AI is employed for cooperative management of emergency medical interventions. Modules are linked for diagnostic-medical and strategic decisions to provide best-practice guidance to emergency physicians for swift execution.
Program
- Research for Civil Security
- Announcement: “Artificial Intelligence in Civil Security Research II”
Project Details
- Total Funding: 2.3 million Euro
- Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025
Project Partners
- University Hospital Aachen – Aachen Institute for Emergency Medicine and Civil Security (ARS), Aachen
- Christian Albrechts University Kiel – Technical Faculty – Institute of Computer Science, Kiel
- Palaimon GmbH, Berlin
- umlaut telehealthcare GmbH, Aachen
- University Hospital Aachen – Institute for History – Theory and Ethics of Medicine, Aachen
Associated Partners
- Federal Association of Emergency Doctor Working Groups (BAND) e.V., Berlin
- Action Alliance Patient Safety e.V., Berlin
- Fire Department and Rescue Service City of Aachen
- Rescue Service Landkreis Goslar, Department of Order, Traffic and Rescue Services, Goslar
- Rescue Service Heinsberg gGmbh, Medical Management, Heinsberg
- Rescue Service Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Office of Health and Hazard Prevention, Gelnhausen