Telemedical experiences at an Antarctic station
Wintering-over in Antarctica represents a physician's most remote and inaccessible scenario, apart from a space station. Because of the harsh and unpredictable winter weather, Antarctic stations are typically inaccessible for over six months of the year. Telephone and fax communication, and rec...
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crsagepubl:10.1258/1357633991932702 2024-09-30T14:26:45+00:00 Telemedical experiences at an Antarctic station Hyer, Randall N 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/1357633991932702 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/1357633991932702 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare volume 5, issue 1_suppl, page 87-89 ISSN 1357-633X 1758-1109 journal-article 1999 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1258/1357633991932702 2024-09-17T04:37:34Z Wintering-over in Antarctica represents a physician's most remote and inaccessible scenario, apart from a space station. Because of the harsh and unpredictable winter weather, Antarctic stations are typically inaccessible for over six months of the year. Telephone and fax communication, and recently other forms of telemedicine, have provided vital links to specialists. The author was the sole physician for more than 250 people wintering-over during the 1995 austral winter at McMurdo Station. There were several instances of serious or life-threatening illness where the author relied on teleconsultation. These cases included new-onset coronary artery disease, posterior hip dislocation, complicated Colles’ fracture and acute appendicitis. There were also numerous consultations for non-emergency clinical presentations normally managed by specialists. Telemedicine was a crucial link to specialists from the remote and inaccessible environment of Antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica SAGE Publications Antarctic Austral McMurdo Station ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 5 1_suppl 87 89 |
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Wintering-over in Antarctica represents a physician's most remote and inaccessible scenario, apart from a space station. Because of the harsh and unpredictable winter weather, Antarctic stations are typically inaccessible for over six months of the year. Telephone and fax communication, and recently other forms of telemedicine, have provided vital links to specialists. The author was the sole physician for more than 250 people wintering-over during the 1995 austral winter at McMurdo Station. There were several instances of serious or life-threatening illness where the author relied on teleconsultation. These cases included new-onset coronary artery disease, posterior hip dislocation, complicated Colles’ fracture and acute appendicitis. There were also numerous consultations for non-emergency clinical presentations normally managed by specialists. Telemedicine was a crucial link to specialists from the remote and inaccessible environment of Antarctica. |
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