A Mobile Emergency Triage Decision Support System Evaluation

Padmanabhan, N; Burstein, Frada; Чурилов, Леонид; Wassertheil, Jeff; Hornblower, Bernard Frank Paulus; Parker, Nyree

doi:10.1109/hicss.2006.17

Cited by 23 publications

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“…25,26 They can also calculate the Revised Trauma Score, Glasgow Coma Score and Early Warning Score. 27 These applications replace the paperbased algorithms that would normally be used for this purpose.…”

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The Clinical Application of Mobile Technology to Disaster Medicine

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Morrison

Vuylsteke

2012

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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Mobile health care technology (mHealth) has the potential to improve communication and clinical information management in disasters. This study reviews the literature on health care and computing published in the past five years to determine the types and efficacy of mobile applications available to disaster medicine, along with lessons learned. Five types of applications are identified: (1) disaster scene management; (2) remote monitoring of casualties; (3) medical image transmission (teleradiology); (4) decision support applications; and (5) field hospital information technology (IT) systems. Most projects have not yet reached the deployment stage, but evaluation exercises show that mHealth should allow faster processing and transport of patients, improved accuracy of triage and better monitoring of unattended patients at a disaster scene. Deployments of teleradiology and field hospital IT systems to disaster zones suggest that mHealth can improve resource allocation and patient care. The key problems include suitability of equipment for use in disaster zones and providing sufficient training to ensure staff familiarity with complex equipment. Future research should focus on providing unbiased observations of the use of mHealth in disaster medicine.

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The Clinical Application of Mobile Technology to Disaster Medicine

Case

Morrison

Vuylsteke

2012

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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“…14 Resource allocation in mass-casualty situations is a significant logistical problem. Particularly under rapidly changing environmental conditions, reliable and timely situational awareness is crucial for making the correct decisions for allocating the available resources.…”

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Increased Situation Awareness in Major Incidents—Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technique: A Promising Tool

Jokela

Rådestad

Gryth

et al. 2012

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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The tested prototype system was quick, stable, and easy to use, and proved to work seamlessly even in harsh field conditions. It surpassed the paper-based system in all respects except simplicity of use. It also improved the general view of the mass-casualty situations, and enhanced medical emergency readiness in a multi-organizational medical setting. The tested technology is feasible in a mass-casualty incident; further development and testing should take place.

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“…The overall mean accuracy of the MET system was slightly lower, but not significantly different from the accuracy of the ED physicians (70.2% for physicians vs 67.2% for MET) [8]. ITriage [9] is another mobile triage system which has a mean accuracy of 67% with a standard deviation of 29%, whereas the use of the physiological list has a mean accuracy of 53% and a standard deviation of 23%. The disadvantages of the mobile devices are their limited memory and requirement of an internet connection to the data server.…”

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confidence: 97%