A Mobile App for Self-Triage for Pediatric Emergency Patients in Japan: 4 Year Descriptive Epidemiological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When children suffer sudden illness or injury, many parents wonder whether they should go to the hospital immediately or call an ambulance. In 2015, we developed a mobile app that allows parents or guardians to determine the urgency of their child's condition or call an ambulance and that indicates available hospitals and clinics when their child is suddenly sick or injured by simple selection of the child's chief complaints and symptoms. However, the effectiveness of medical apps used by the general public has not been well evaluated.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to clarify the use profile of this mobile app based on data usage in the app.

Methods

This study was a descriptive epidemiological study with a 4-year study period running from January

SUBMITTER: Katayama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8280828 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature