TY - GEN
T1 - Telepresence and telemedicine in trauma and emergency care management
AU - Latifi, Rifat
AU - Peck, Kim
AU - Porter, John M.
AU - Poropatich, Ron
AU - Geare, Ted
AU - Nassi, Richard B.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The use of telemedicine is long-standing, but only recently has been applied to the specialties of trauma, emergency care, and surgery. Subsequently the concepts of teletrauma, telepresence, and telesurgery have evolved and are being integrated into modern care of trauma and surgical patients. This chapter will review the current applications and future endeavors of telemedicine and telepresence to trauma and emergency care as the new frontiers of telemedicine application.
AB - The use of telemedicine is long-standing, but only recently has been applied to the specialties of trauma, emergency care, and surgery. Subsequently the concepts of teletrauma, telepresence, and telesurgery have evolved and are being integrated into modern care of trauma and surgical patients. This chapter will review the current applications and future endeavors of telemedicine and telepresence to trauma and emergency care as the new frontiers of telemedicine application.
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U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-947-9-193
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-947-9-193
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 2005054184
AN - SCOPUS:16244376151
SN - 1586034235
SN - 9781586034238
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 193
EP - 199
BT - Establishing Telemedicine in Developing Countries
PB - IOS Press
T2 - 1st Intensive Balkan Telemedicine Seminar: From Inception to Implementation: The Future has Just Begun
Y2 - 25 October 2002 through 27 October 2002
ER -