Austin medics debut ‘emergency medical hotspot’ at SXSW

AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you get into medical trouble during South by Southwest this year, city paramedics are rolling out a high tech lifesaver that could be a first in the nation.
EMS is using a dedicated, private WiFi signal to send real-time information from EKG heart machines at the downtown festival directly to local emergency rooms.
“It’s really nice when you can look at an EKG on a patient on a street corner and understand they’re having a heart attack as the param