Impact of telemedicine upon rural trauma care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Duchesne, Juan C ^b   Kyle, Amber ^a   Simmons, Jon ^a   Islam, Saleem ^c   Schmieg Jr , Robert E ^a   Olivier, Jake ^c   McSwain Jr , Norman E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Tulane University School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Outcome; Rural trauma; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; TRAUMATOLOGY; VIDEOCONFERENCING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38149094297     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815dd4c4     Document Type: Article

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