title: eEmergency health care information systems.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of ComputerScience and Engineering, Frederick University Cyprus, Lemesos, Cyprus. e.kyriacou@frederick.ac.cy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kyriacou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Constantinides
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Pattichis
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pattichis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panayides
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007256:Information Systems; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods