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Telemedicine and international disaster response. Medical consultation to Armenia and Russia via a Telemedicine Spacebridge.

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Author	Houtchens, Bruce A. Clemmer, Terry P. Holloway, Harry C. Kiselev, Alexej Logan, James Samuel Merrell, Ronald C. Nicogossian, Arnauld E. Nikogossian, H. A. Rayman, Russell B. Sarkisian, A. E.
Copyright Year	1993
Abstract	UNLABELLED The Telemedicine Spacebridge, a satellite-mediated, audio-video-fax link between four United States and two Armenian and Russian medical centers, permitted remote American consultants to assist Armenian and Russian physicians in the management of medical problems following the December 1988 earthquake in Armenia and the June 1989 gas explosion near Ufa. METHODS During 12 weeks of operations, 247 Armenian and Russian and 175 American medical professionals participated in 34 half-day clinical conferences. A total of 209 patients were discussed, requiring expertise in 20 specialty areas. RESULTS Telemedicine consultations resulted in altered diagnoses for 54, new diagnostic studies for 70, altered diagnostic processes for 47, and modified treatment plans for 47 of 185 Armenian patients presented. Simultaneous participation of several US medical centers was judged beneficial; quality of data transmission was judged excellent. CONCLUSION These results suggest that interactive consultation by remote specialists can provide valuable assistance to on-site physicians and favorably influence clinical decisions in the aftermath of major disasters.
Starting Page	57
Ending Page	66
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
PubMed reference number	10148167
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940007318.pdf
Journal	Prehospital and disaster medicine
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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