Transfer of real-time ultrasound video of FAST examinations from a simulated disaster scene via a mobile phone

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 290-293

  Adhikari, Srikar ^a   Blaivas, Michael ^b   Lyon, Matthew ^c   Shiver, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; emergency ultrasound; mobile phone; prehospital; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; MOBILE PHONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

CELLULAR PHONE; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEORGIA; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; TRIAGE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIDEO RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84907214070     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X14000375     Document Type: Article

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