A novel use of telemedicine during a hospital mass casualty drill. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • During a mass casualty disaster drill at NewYork-Presbyterian's Lower Manhattan Hospital in April 2019, the Emergency Department (ED) used telemedicine to see low-acuity 'walking wounded' patients. This telemedicine service is provided every day as ED Express Care Service and staffed by off-site, board-certified Emergency Medicine attending physicians. This novel use of the ED Express Care Service allowed the ED to provide timely, safe, quality care while expanding resources and ED capacity through rapid assessment, treatment and discharge of the low-acuity patients.

publication date

  • December 31, 2019

Research

keywords

  • Mass Casualty Incidents
  • Telemedicine

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85077538514

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/1357633X19893879

PubMed ID

  • 31888405

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 27

issue

  • 8