TelEmergency: A Novel System for Delivering Emergency Care to Rural Hospitals

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-284

  Galli, Robert ^a   Keith, John C ^a   McKenzie, Kendall ^a   Hall, Gregory S ^a   Henderson, Kristi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; GOVERNMENT; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INJURY; INTUBATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESUSCITATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SHOCK; SKILL; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY DELAY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; INFANT; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 41149105424     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.04.025     Document Type: Article

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