Title :
eEmergency health care information systems
Author :
Kyriacou, E. ; Constantinides, P. ; Pattichis, C.S. ; Pattichis, M.S. ; Panayides, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Frederick Univ. Cyprus, Lemesos, Cyprus
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
In this paper we provide an overview of the way that information and communication technologies have been used for emergency healthcare support. The paper provides a literature review of case studies exploring information systems for monitoring signals, images, medical videos, as well as information protocols used during emergency health care support, and describes future trends. We anticipate that eEmergency systems can significantly improve the delivery of healthcare during emergency cases. However, the monitoring and evaluation of these systems and especially their use in daily practice still remains a goal to be achieved.
Keywords :
health care; medical information systems; patient care; patient monitoring; protocols; communication technology; eemergency health care information system; emergency healthcare support; image monitoring; information protocols; medical video; signal monitoring; Biomedical imaging; Medical services; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Protocols; Videos; Wireless communication; Clinical Protocols; Emergency Medical Services; Information Systems; Monitoring, Physiologic;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090693