Remote monitoring in emergency medical services

An increasing number of missions in emergency medical services and a progressive utilization rate of emergency physicians also require the use of the benefits of telemedicine in prehospital emergency medicine. Through modern technology, such as the transmission of vital data in real time and a secur...

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Main Authors: Follmann Andreas, Rossaint Rolf, Brokmann Jörg Christian, Beckers Stefan K., Czaplik Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0101
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spelling doaj-aa42496607314747b159d6b0ac6a1c062021-09-06T19:19:25ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042017-09-013247948110.1515/cdbme-2017-0101cdbme-2017-0101Remote monitoring in emergency medical servicesFollmann Andreas0Rossaint Rolf1Brokmann Jörg Christian2Beckers Stefan K.3Czaplik Michael4Medical Technology Section, Department of Anaesthesiology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, GermanyAn increasing number of missions in emergency medical services and a progressive utilization rate of emergency physicians also require the use of the benefits of telemedicine in prehospital emergency medicine. Through modern technology, such as the transmission of vital data in real time and a secure audio-visual contact, paramedics can be quickly connected to an experienced emergency physician from a distance and supported in diagnostics and therapy of a patient. This tele-emergency services physician is established in the Aachen emergency service since 2014 and has already had numerous successful missions.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0101remote monitoringtelemedicineemergency medicinetele ems physician
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author Follmann Andreas
Rossaint Rolf
Brokmann Jörg Christian
Beckers Stefan K.
Czaplik Michael
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Rossaint Rolf
Brokmann Jörg Christian
Beckers Stefan K.
Czaplik Michael
Remote monitoring in emergency medical services
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
remote monitoring
telemedicine
emergency medicine
tele ems physician
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Rossaint Rolf
Brokmann Jörg Christian
Beckers Stefan K.
Czaplik Michael
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title Remote monitoring in emergency medical services
title_short Remote monitoring in emergency medical services
title_full Remote monitoring in emergency medical services
title_fullStr Remote monitoring in emergency medical services
title_full_unstemmed Remote monitoring in emergency medical services
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publisher De Gruyter
series Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
issn 2364-5504
publishDate 2017-09-01
description An increasing number of missions in emergency medical services and a progressive utilization rate of emergency physicians also require the use of the benefits of telemedicine in prehospital emergency medicine. Through modern technology, such as the transmission of vital data in real time and a secure audio-visual contact, paramedics can be quickly connected to an experienced emergency physician from a distance and supported in diagnostics and therapy of a patient. This tele-emergency services physician is established in the Aachen emergency service since 2014 and has already had numerous successful missions.
topic remote monitoring
telemedicine
emergency medicine
tele ems physician
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