Telemedicine to a moving ambulance improves outcome after trauma in simulated patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-54

  Charash, William E ^a   Caputo, Michael P ^d   Clark, Harry ^b   Callas, Peter W ^a   Rogers, Frederick B ^c   Crookes, Bruce A ^a   Alborg, Monica S ^a   Ricci, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile; Outcomes; Simulation; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; MANNITOL;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INJURY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; SIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL SIGN;

AMBULANCES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960419013     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31821e4690     Document Type: Article

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