Implementation phase of a multicentre prehospital telemedicine system to support paramedics: Feasibility and possible limitations

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bergrath, Sebastian ^a,b   Czaplik, Michael ^a   Rossaint, Rolf ^a   Hirsch, Frederik ^a   Beckers, Stefan Kurt ^a,b   Valentin, Bernd ^a   Wielpütz, Daniel ^a   Schneiders, Marie Thérèse ^c   Brokmann, Jörg Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Emergency medical service; Teleconsultation; Telemedicine; Telepresence

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; TELECONSULTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REMOTE CONSULTATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84880337085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-54     Document Type: Article

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