Abstract

French maritime tele-medical assistance is currently performed by a telephone consultation associated with complementary transmission of data (photographs, electrocardiograms, etc.) over the internet. Five case reports are presented to illustrate how photo transmission is useful to managing initial care and monitoring isolated patients. Case reports included: Case 1: management of a hand burn; Case 2: management of a finger wound; Case 3: management of an ocular foreign body; Case 4: management of a subungual haematoma; Case 5: management of phlegmon. In conclusions, photo transmission improves our practice of maritime tele-medical medicine. New high-definition technologies will help in the development of videoconferences on ships.

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Title
Benefits of photograph transmission for trauma management in isolated areas: cases from the French tele-medical assistance service
Author
Dehours, Emilie 1 ; Tourneret, Marie-Laure 2 ; Roux, Patrick 2 ; Tabarly, Julien 2 

1  Centre de Consultations Médicales Maritimes, SAMU 31, CHU Toulouse, France. [email protected] 
2  CCMM - French TMAS SAMU 31 - Hôpital Purpan CHU TOULOUSE 
First page
83
End page
87
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wydawnictwo Via Medica
ISSN
16419251
e-ISSN
20813252
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5603/IMH.2016.0017
ProQuest document ID
2464220482
Copyright
© 2016. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.