Application of tele-ultrasound in medical emergency services

Author

Su, Mei-Ju ; Ma, Huei-Ming ; Ko, Chow-In ; Chiang, Wen-Chu ; Yang, Chih-Wei ; Sao-Jie Chen ; Chen, Heng-Shuen ; Heng-Shuen Chen

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei

fYear

2008

fDate

7-9 July 2008

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

67

Abstract

This study aims to add tele-ultrasound techniques and emergency physician support to improve the quality of pre-hospital medical emergency services. On the other hand, a diagnostically useful FAST scan is dependent on the skill level of the EMTs using the portable ultrasound unit. However, providing adequate tools is still a prerequisite to the successful execution of a job. In the future, an improved system interface and standardized training protocols in the EMT training program should overcome any deficit in EMT skill level while using the portable ultrasound scanner.

Keywords

biomedical ultrasonics; emergency services; image scanners; patient care; portable instruments; telemedicine; EMT training program; diagnostic FAST scan; emergency medical technician; emergency physician; portable ultrasound scanner unit; prehospital medical emergency services; standardized training protocols; system interface; tele-ultrasound techniques; Biomedical imaging; Hospitals; Medical services; Multiaccess communication; Spread spectrum communication; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

e-health Networking, Applications and Services, 2008. HealthCom 2008. 10th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2280-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600112

Filename

4600112