DocumentCode
2976724
Title
Role of Telemedicine during disaster: A Case Study
Author
Jamal, Ahsan ; Hussain, Sabir ; Zafar, Ali ; Malik, Asif Zafar
Author_Institution
Telemedicine/E-Health Training Center, Rawalpindi Med. Coll., Rawalpindi
fYear
2007
fDate
19-22 June 2007
Firstpage
261
Lastpage
263
Abstract
The effectiveness of emergency, diagnostic and preoperative telemedicine during disaster relief operation is the major field of interest discussed in this study. An example of the effectiveness of telemedicine is given to emphasize the role telemedicine can play to bridge the gap between the tertiary level health care setups and the primary health care facilities. A case is also discussed to highlight the role played by the remote telemedicine unit in supplying the expert medical consultation during the post disaster rehabilitation and medical follow up of the patient.
Keywords
disasters; health care; patient care; patient rehabilitation; telemedicine; disaster rehabilitation; disaster relief operation; expert medical consultation; health care; medical patient follow up; telemedicine; Earthquakes; Educational institutions; History; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Satellites; Surgery; Surges; Telemedicine;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
e-Health Networking, Application and Services, 2007 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Taipei
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0942-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HEALTH.2007.381645
Filename
4265839
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