TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Rural trauma telemedicine
JO  - Journal of trauma nursing
A1  - Wesson, James Bryan
A1  - Kupperschmidt, Betty
SP  - 199
EP  - 202
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - Telemedicine is the ability to provide remote health care to patients with the use of a consultant and 2-way interactive technology and telecommunication. Traumatic injuries occurring in rural areas frequently carry a greater risk of mortality than those same injuries occurring in the urban settings. The purpose of this article was to increase practitioner awareness of the potential for improved outcomes as a result of the use of telemedicine in rural trauma care. The use of trauma telemedicine will help decrease the overall mortality and morbidity, length of stay at the urban trauma centers, patient care cost, and transfer time.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-7496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0000000000000012
ID  - ref1
ER  -