Potential Use of Remote Telesonography as a Transformational Technology in Underresourced and/or Remote Settings

Mortality and morbidity from traumatic injury are twofold higher in rural compared to urban areas. Furthermore, the greater the distance a patient resides from an organized trauma system, the greater the likelihood of an adverse outcome. Delay in timely diagnosis and treatment contributes to this pe...

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Main Authors: Linping Pian, Lawrence M. Gillman, Paul B. McBeth, Zhengwen Xiao, Chad G. Ball, Michael Blaivas, Douglas R. Hamilton, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/986160