Background Since its advent, telemedicine has facilitated access to subspecialty medical
care for the treatment of patients in remote and austere settings. The United States military …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses on the evolution of telemedicine programs
on both national and international levels as it pertains to trauma and emergency medical …

Introduction The use of telemedicine by deployed healthcare providers to improve patient
care has been increasing in recent foreign conflicts and humanitarian missions. These …

Telemedicine is a recent development, designed to assist patients with limited physical
access to expert subspecialty medical care. The United States Army has established a …

Objectives: To offer a systematic review of the body of literature in the emerging field of
telemedicine in the management of acute-phase injuries. Materials and Methods: We …

Introduction US military forces have engaged in combat in mature areas of operations (AOs)
in Iraq and Afghanistan that allow for casualty evacuation to definitive surgical care within …

We obtained follow-up information about the new patients seen at a minor accident and
treatment service (MATS) staffed by emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs). A previous …

Background: Outpatient followup of rural trauma patients is problematic for physicians and
patients. Our hypothesis was that telemedicine-based followup of trauma patients …

Objectives Traumatic injury is a leading cause of death in the United States, and rural
populations are at increased risk of injury and death. Rural residents have limited access to …

Background: Telemedicine has been proposed as one strategy to improve local trauma care
and decrease disparities between rural and urban trauma outcomes. Objectives: This study …