Virtually Witnessed Emergencies

Title of the article, paper or story

Use the headline as published, e.g. “Woman's frozen face, garbled speech during Zoom call were signs of a stroke”.

Source name and link

Outlet or journal plus the full web address, e.g. AHA News – https://www.heart.org/en/news/… Put extra links for the same case on new lines.

Type of publication

Pick the closest match, or choose Other and type it in.

Setting (where the emergency was witnessed)

Video call, telehealth, online class, online gaming, livestream, VR / chat, or a literature / policy item.

Platform / modality

Pick the platform, then add details, e.g. "1-on-1 work call, camera on, witness in Australia" or "headset audio only".

Type of emergency

Pick the closest match, or choose Other and type it in (e.g. "Pulmonary embolism").

Where it happened

City / region and country. For cross-border cases give both, e.g. "Patient: Widnes, UK · Witness: Richardson, Texas".

Date of the event or publication

YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM or YYYY, e.g. 2021-08-11. Say which in the notes if unclear.

Authors or outlet

e.g. "Beger SB, Mejia E, Bobrow BJ" or "Associated Press staff".

What happened (brief summary)

Who saw or heard it, on what platform, how they recognized it, who called 911 and how they found the address, and the outcome.

Limitations / gaps

What the source does not tell us, e.g. who called 911, how the location was found, time to EMS, outcome.

Notes / cross-checks

Possible duplicates, other links about the same case, things to verify.

Found by

Status

Included = meets our definition · Pending review = needs a second look · Excluded = kept for reference only.

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