Telemedicine in the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit
The system of telemedical care practised by the British Antarctic Survey has developed over a period of 50 years. It is a system that deals with everyday routine medical problems as well as occasional emergencies. It is tried and tested, but undergoes continual modification. Although the Antarctic s...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1357633x9500100201 2024-10-06T13:42:21+00:00 Telemedicine in the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit Siderfin, C D Haston, W Milne, A H 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633x9500100201 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1357633X9500100201 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare volume 1, issue 2, page 62-68 ISSN 1357-633X 1758-1109 journal-article 1995 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x9500100201 2024-09-10T04:24:22Z The system of telemedical care practised by the British Antarctic Survey has developed over a period of 50 years. It is a system that deals with everyday routine medical problems as well as occasional emergencies. It is tried and tested, but undergoes continual modification. Although the Antarctic stations represent a unique setting, the system has the potential for being adapted to many different situations, wherever there are small groups in remote areas needing medical backup. Initial telemedicine work conducted in the Antarctic has led to projects to improve primary care in Scottish communities some distance from specialist centres. As telecommunication links to the Antarctic stations improve, in future the lessons learnt in UK-based projects can be applied in the Antarctic. The evolutionary process will thus continue. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic British Antarctic Survey SAGE Publications Antarctic The Antarctic Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 1 2 62 68 |
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The system of telemedical care practised by the British Antarctic Survey has developed over a period of 50 years. It is a system that deals with everyday routine medical problems as well as occasional emergencies. It is tried and tested, but undergoes continual modification. Although the Antarctic stations represent a unique setting, the system has the potential for being adapted to many different situations, wherever there are small groups in remote areas needing medical backup. Initial telemedicine work conducted in the Antarctic has led to projects to improve primary care in Scottish communities some distance from specialist centres. As telecommunication links to the Antarctic stations improve, in future the lessons learnt in UK-based projects can be applied in the Antarctic. The evolutionary process will thus continue. |
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Telemedicine in the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit |
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