TY - JOUR
T1 - Telemedicine support for a marathon swimmer and the Amazon swim expedition
AU - Stanonik, Mateja de Leonni
AU - Latifi, Rifat
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - To support the Amazon Swim Expedition, a virtual medical team was established which provided teleconsultations to the physician on board the expedition support boat. A baseline examination was performed at the beginning of the expedition followed by weekly examinations on every member of the team. Twice daily examinations including measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, body weight and a pain scale were performed on the swimmer. The medical team was contacted through email (mainly), telephone and live video consultation using Skype, and store-and-forward techniques to upload pre-recorded consultations via a low bandwidth satellite link. The project demonstrated the feasibility of obtaining real-time advice for patients in very remote conditions. It also showed the feasibility of using a virtual international collaboration of relevant experts.
AB - To support the Amazon Swim Expedition, a virtual medical team was established which provided teleconsultations to the physician on board the expedition support boat. A baseline examination was performed at the beginning of the expedition followed by weekly examinations on every member of the team. Twice daily examinations including measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, body weight and a pain scale were performed on the swimmer. The medical team was contacted through email (mainly), telephone and live video consultation using Skype, and store-and-forward techniques to upload pre-recorded consultations via a low bandwidth satellite link. The project demonstrated the feasibility of obtaining real-time advice for patients in very remote conditions. It also showed the feasibility of using a virtual international collaboration of relevant experts.
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U2 - 10.1258/135763307783247338
DO - 10.1258/135763307783247338
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:59949089263
SN - 1357-633X
VL - 13
SP - 83
EP - 85
JO - Journal of telemedicine and telecare
JF - Journal of telemedicine and telecare
IS - SUPPL. 3
ER -