Telemedicine and telepresence for trauma and emergency care management

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-289

  Latifi, Rifat ^a,g   Weinstein, R S ^b   Porter, J M ^c   Ziemba, M ^d   Judkins, D ^d   Ridings, D ^e   Nassi, R ^f   Valenzuela, T ^a   Holcomb, M ^b   Leyva, F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Arizona Telemedicine Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Fire Department   (United States)

^f The City of Tucson Community Services Department   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon swim expedition; Mobile telemedicine; Network; Rural trauma; Telemedicine for trauma and emergencies; Telemedicine in extreme condition; Teletrauma

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; SURVIVAL; TELEMEDICINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 37749044025     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600404     Document Type: Review

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