Tele-ultrasound and paramedics: Real-time remote physician guidance of the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma examination

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 477-481

  Boniface, Keith S ^a   Shokoohi, Hamid ^a   Smith, E Reed ^a   Scantlebury, Kari ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJURY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMONITORING; ULTRASOUND;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; PELVIS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79958066538     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.12.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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