The use of telemedicine for real-time video consultation between trauma center and community hospital in a rural setting improves early trauma care: preliminary results

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1037-1041

  Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Ricci, Michael ^a   Caputo, Michael ^a   Shackford, Steven ^a   Sartorelli, Ken ^a   Callas, Peter ^b   Dewell, Jay ^c   Daye, Suhail ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Alice Hyde Medical   (United States)

^d Messina Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION CAMERA; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH; TRAUMA CENTERS; VERMONT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035668938     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200112000-00002     Document Type: Article

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