The feasibility of using ultrasound and video laryngoscopy in a mobile telemedicine consult

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-272

  Sibert, Kerry ^a   Ricci, Michael A ^a,e   Caputo, Michael ^b   Callas, Peter W ^a   Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Charash, William ^a   Malone, Pat ^a   Leffler, Stephen M ^a   Clark, Harry ^a   Salinas, Jose ^c   Wall, James ^d   Kocmoud, Christopher ^d  

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

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Mobile telemedicine; Ultrasound; Video laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; MOBILE TELEMEDICINE; TECHNICAL SATISFACTION; TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES;

TELEMEDICINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RURAL AREA; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDER;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 42449132602     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0050     Document Type: Article

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