title: Telemedicine for acute burn treatment: the time has come.
abstract: This brief paper sets out the arguments for the routine use of telemedicine in the evaluation of burns. Two cases are reported from the author's practice that show the need for it.
authors.affiliation: Burn-Trauma Intensive Care Unit, University of Utah Health Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. Jeffrey.Saffle@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Saffle
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012423:Rural Health; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000191:economics