Telemedicine and telepresence for prehospital and remote hospital tracheal intubation using a GlideScope™ videolaryngoscope: A model for tele-intubation

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-188

  Sakles, John C ^a   Mosier, Jarrod ^a   Hadeed, George ^b   Hudson, Michael ^a,c   Valenzuela, Terence ^a,c   Latifi, Rifat ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Tucson Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

airway; EMS; intubation; telemedicine; telepresence

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ARIZONA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMS; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; INTUBATION; TELEMEDICINE NETWORKS; TELEPRESENCE; TELETRAUMA; UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPE; METHODOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 79955108270     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0119     Document Type: Article

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