The delivery of a minor injuries telemedicine service by Emergency Nurse Practitioners
| Autor: | Susan Fraser, Khyber Alam, David R. Miller, James Ferguson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Telemedicine Adolescent Nurse practitioners MEDLINE Health Informatics Minor (academic) Emergency Nursing computer.software_genre Videoconferencing medicine Humans Child Aged Retrospective Studies Service (business) Aged 80 and over business.industry Infant Retrospective cohort study Emergency department Middle Aged medicine.disease Child Preschool Emergency medicine Feasibility Studies Wounds and Injuries Female Medical emergency business computer |
| Zdroj: | Journal of telemedicine and telecare. 14(3) |
| ISSN: | 1357-633X |
| Popis: | Summary We conducted a retrospective review to assess the potential for Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs) to deliver telemedicine advice for minor injuries. Over a one-year study period, 835 patients from 15 minor injury units in community hospitals presented to the minor injuries telemedicine service and were seen via videoconferencing by a doctor at the Aberdeen emergency department. A case review showed that overall, ENPs were considered capable of treating 470 of 788 new presentations (60%). If children under 14 years of age and shoulder injuries were excluded, this figure rose to 84%. Assessment of all minor injuries via a telemedicine network by medical staff is unnecessary. An ENP-led service offers a realistic and attractive alternative. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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