Innovation Possibilities for Prehospital Providers

Abstract

The national interest in disaster management anda burgeoning technology field are leading to the development of new approaches to emergency evaluation, triage, andtreatment in prehospital andall hospital arenas. The ability to bring “hands-on” expertise, both physically andtechnologically, as quickly as possible to the trauma patient brings the potential for real advancement in the field. This descriptive report presents several such concepts that are moving into reality.

Key words:

• telemedicine
• remote consultation.

Notes

*Four months after this meeting Med-1 was successfully deployed to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.