title: Benefits of photograph transmission for trauma management in isolated areas: cases from the French tele-medical assistance service.
abstract: French maritime tele-medical assistance is currently performed by a telephone consultation associated with complementary transmission of data (photographs, electrocardiograms, etc.) over the internet. Five case reports are presented to illustrate how photo transmission is useful to managing initial care and monitoring isolated patients. Case reports included: Case 1: management of a hand burn; Case 2: management of a finger wound; Case 3: management of an ocular foreign body; Case 4: management of a subungual haematoma; Case 5: management of phlegmon. In conclusions, photo transmission improves our practice of maritime tele-medical medicine. New high-definition technologies will help in the development of videoconferences on ships.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Consultations Médicales Maritimes, SAMU 31, CHU Toulouse, France. dehours.e@chu-toulouse.fr.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dehours
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tourneret
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tabarly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005602:France; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*
keywords: French Tele-Medical Assistance Service; maritime; photographs; tele-consultation