Teleconsultation in pre-hospital emergency medical services: Real-time telemedical support in a prospective controlled simulation study

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 626-632

  Skorning, Max ^a   Bergrath, Sebastian ^a   Rörtgen, Daniel ^a   Beckers, Stefan K ^a   Brokmann, Jörg C ^a   Gillmann, Benjamin ^a   Herding, Jöran ^a   Protogerakis, Michael ^b   Fitzner, Christina ^a   Rossaint, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data transmission; E Health; Emergency medical system (EMS); Guidelines; Quality of care; Simulation; Teleconsultation; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859941357     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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