Clinical applicability of real-time, prehospital image transmission for FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma)

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 450-455

  Song, Kyoung Jun ^a   Shin, Sang Do ^a   Hong, Ki Jeong ^a   Cheon, Kyoung Woo ^a   Shin, Ilhyoung ^a   Song, Sung Wook ^a,b   Kim, Hee Chan ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EQUIPMENT; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING; TELECONSULTATION; TELERADIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CELLULAR PHONE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELERADIOLOGY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84898641700     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13512068     Document Type: Article

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