title: The utility of multimedia in the diagnosis and management of acute and subacute problems in hand surgery.
abstract: A typical consultation is based on a phone conversation between the consulting service and the surgeon. If the description given to the surgeon misrepresents the severity of the condition, unnecessary transfer of the patient could follow. In an attempt to reduce the occurrence of unnecessary transfers, we started supplementing our consultation with video captured with a cell phone camera demonstrating specific points in clinical examination of the hand. These videos were sent to the surgeon to clarify the clinical picture. We found this method useful in some cases in ruling out the need for urgent transfer.
authors.affiliation: The Buncke Clinic, San Francisco, CA, USA. Ghazi_Riyadh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ghazi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Althubaiti
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buntic
authors.forename: Darrell
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017046:Cost Savings; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D019212:Multimedia / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014741:Video Recording