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Exploring Telemedicine in Emergency Medical Services: Guidance in Implementation for Practitioners
Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care (2017)
  • Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Lauren E. Benishek, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract
Due to the growing specialties, evolving technologies, and disease complexities, quality care is now contingent upon the synthesis of expertise and seamless coordination of multiple, oftentimes distributed, individuals. EMS exemplify the aforementioned depiction, as it involves crew members serving multiple functions separately (e.g., managing patients and driving ambulances) as well as technology enabling the transmission of information between crews in the field and ED clinicians to foster patient management and preparation for incoming patient admissions.To integrate seemingly disparate team members and their expertise while addressing patient needs and navigating the challenging clinical care system, the healthcare community has leveraged telemedicine. 
Keywords
  • telemedicine,
  • emergency medical technicians,
  • emergency medical services
Publication Date
March 20, 2017
Editor
Joseph R. Keebler, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, and Paul Misasi
Publisher
CRC Press
ISBN
978-1-4822-4251-5
Citation Information
Elizabeth H. Lazzara and Lauren E. Benishek. "Exploring Telemedicine in Emergency Medical Services: Guidance in Implementation for Practitioners" Boca Raton, FLHuman Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care (2017) p. 141 - 151
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_lazzara/21/