1 00:00:01,756 --> 00:00:02,700 2 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:07,188 [Music] 3 00:00:07,188 --> 00:00:13,227 4 00:00:13,227 --> 00:00:15,540 Brooks: We don't see ourselves as two countries. 5 00:00:15,540 --> 00:00:19,212 We see Sarnia-Lambton and St. Clair County, Michigan 6 00:00:19,212 --> 00:00:21,668 as one community with a river that runs through it. 7 00:00:21,668 --> 00:00:24,068 Falecki: If we have disasters and we can't communicate to each other, 8 00:00:24,068 --> 00:00:26,996 especially with our first responders and ambulances, 9 00:00:26,996 --> 00:00:29,652 that can cause a detriment to our healthcare. 10 00:00:29,652 --> 00:00:33,836 Narrator: The Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment is designed to 11 00:00:33,836 --> 00:00:39,052 improve situational awareness and information sharing between the two countries. 12 00:00:39,052 --> 00:00:43,764 The first scenario is designed to test interoperability and broadband 13 00:00:43,764 --> 00:00:49,308 with sending paramedics in ambulances to and from both countries. 14 00:00:49,308 --> 00:00:51,604 Falecki: Well, two and from the hospitals, 15 00:00:51,604 --> 00:00:54,476 we can directly, in the United States, talk to our ambulances. 16 00:00:54,476 --> 00:00:58,252 But unfortunately any ambulances coming from Canada, 17 00:00:58,252 --> 00:01:01,484 we cannot talk to directly; they're on a different system. 18 00:01:01,484 --> 00:01:03,388 So they're like in a dead zone. 19 00:01:03,388 --> 00:01:06,908 Brooks: The goal is to build a network of communication, 20 00:01:06,908 --> 00:01:11,892 both data and potentially voice communication that will span the border. 21 00:01:11,892 --> 00:01:15,396 So with this technology we'll be able to maintain communication 22 00:01:15,396 --> 00:01:18,332 in the event that the patient deteriorates, 23 00:01:18,332 --> 00:01:20,852 there's a problem with the vehicle or the crew 24 00:01:20,852 --> 00:01:25,052 or we need directions to get from one place to the other. 25 00:01:25,052 --> 00:01:28,132 The other advantage is from a patient care perspective. 26 00:01:28,132 --> 00:01:31,220 So now we'll be able to transmit live data, 27 00:01:31,220 --> 00:01:34,020 the patient's current condition, whether it be vital signs, 28 00:01:34,020 --> 00:01:37,404 electrocardiograms, video conferencing, 29 00:01:37,404 --> 00:01:40,541 to the hospital and to the physician that's receiving the patient. 30 00:01:40,541 --> 00:01:44,140 So when we get there, they'll be better able to manage the patient. 31 00:01:44,140 --> 00:01:48,436 They'll have a lot more information and be ready for them when they get there. 32 00:01:48,436 --> 00:01:50,772 Rosso: We are in-between the two countries. 33 00:01:50,772 --> 00:01:55,876 We are a speed bump and everything that happens as people are crossing the border. 34 00:01:55,876 --> 00:01:58,527 So with emergency managers, 35 00:01:58,527 --> 00:02:02,910 it's very important that we get them through as expeditiously as possible, 36 00:02:02,910 --> 00:02:07,078 but not hampering any security for the United States. 37 00:02:07,078 --> 00:02:11,048 We can do a pre-vetting for those people. 38 00:02:11,048 --> 00:02:14,719 During the CAUSE IV experiment exercises, 39 00:02:14,719 --> 00:02:17,767 we're going to run their information through the system, 40 00:02:17,767 --> 00:02:19,935 checking for threat assessment. 41 00:02:19,935 --> 00:02:22,992 The officers will do a quick validation. 42 00:02:22,992 --> 00:02:25,671 Once that is done the officers will indicate 43 00:02:25,671 --> 00:02:30,015 that they may proceed into the United States. 44 00:02:30,015 --> 00:02:31,807 Socha: So looking back on the experiment, 45 00:02:31,807 --> 00:02:34,367 I think it was a resounding success, 46 00:02:34,367 --> 00:02:36,375 where there's a lot of firsts that were done 47 00:02:36,375 --> 00:02:38,246 and certainly from the paramedic side. 48 00:02:38,246 --> 00:02:42,279 We were able to transmit a cardiac twelve-lead heart monitors to the hospital. 49 00:02:42,279 --> 00:02:46,103 We were actually able to get in touch with U.S. physicians 50 00:02:46,103 --> 00:02:49,663 as well as the U.S. dispatch center and the border authorities. 51 00:02:49,663 --> 00:02:53,022 And that really allowed us to communicate data 52 00:02:53,022 --> 00:02:56,831 and at the same time perform excellent patient care in those environments. 53 00:02:56,831 --> 00:03:00,327 Fournier: This is maintaining the communication and the applications 54 00:03:00,327 --> 00:03:03,079 as you move from one network to another. 55 00:03:03,079 --> 00:03:05,807 Normally, roaming doesn't support that, 56 00:03:05,807 --> 00:03:08,983 but in this case we are maintaining that communication session 57 00:03:08,983 --> 00:03:12,302 as the ambulance crosses the bridge from Canada to the U.S. 58 00:03:12,302 --> 00:03:14,775 and changes over to the U.S. network. 59 00:03:14,775 --> 00:03:17,831 They're still maintaining all applications they have and even 60 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:21,623 the real-time applications, such as video conferencing and whatnot. 61 00:03:21,623 --> 00:03:24,111 Beveridge: What happens in a disaster? 62 00:03:24,111 --> 00:03:26,935 You know, those, that simple communication in a secure network, 63 00:03:26,935 --> 00:03:31,407 because we all know the regular cell signals are all going to probably crash 64 00:03:31,407 --> 00:03:34,526 in the middle of a major disaster, because what does everybody do? 65 00:03:34,526 --> 00:03:36,815 We all pull out our cellphones. 66 00:03:36,815 --> 00:03:39,943 So this new system, if it, if it's successful 67 00:03:39,943 --> 00:03:46,566 and we can implement that technology, could greatly reduce the loss of life. 68 00:03:46,566 --> 00:03:53,343 And you know, from our people that would be our patients and our first responders. 69 00:03:53,343 --> 00:03:53,862 70 00:03:53,862 --> 00:03:54,399 71 00:03:54,399 --> 00:03:54,679 72 00:03:54,679 --> 00:03:54,935 73 00:03:54,935 --> 00:03:55,183 74 00:03:55,183 --> 00:03:55,183