Telemedicine in civil protection: A controlled simulation study for the analysis of patient care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

More and more disasters are occurring and there will be an increasing shortage of physicians in the future. Telemedicine could be a solution here to offer medical care despite the lack of physicians in the area of operation. This study analyzes whether telemedicine for lower-qualified paramedics is comparable to conventional disaster medicine.

Methods

A simulation study was conducted in which one conventional and two telemedicine groups cared for thermal-traumatically injured in a stressful situation. The telemedicine was conducted on tablets with integrated vital sign monitoring or on smartphones. The physician engagement time, the number of physician contacts, the time for relevant measures and the usage behavior of telemedicine were examined between these group

SUBMITTER: Muller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331573 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature