2019
DOI: 10.5603/imh.2019.0006
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Abstract: Despite modern ship technologies, high-quality crew accommodation and exceptional communications, the absence of a doctor on board presents an issue in terms of the timely, adequate and efficient response to acute health disorders and life-threatening injuries. A serious health condition of an injured or sick person, insufficient medical knowledge of the on-board officers, inadequately equipped ship's infirmary, or scarce supply of medicines are among the typical reasons for requesting professional shore-based… Show more

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“…Offshore operating locations are challenging for delivering emergency medical care to personnel due to inadequate coverage of communication networks, bad weather conditions, absence of health professionals, or trained paramedics on board. However, regardless of these limitations, for the last 50 years, telemedicine by use of various means of communication such as telephone [22, 23, 26, 28, 30, 32-34, 37, 39-43, 46, 47], radio [22,23,26,27,34,36,39,40,44,45,47,48], videoconference [24,25,29,47], email [26, 28, 30-35, 37-42, 46-48], and telefax [22,23,28,34] has been offered different emergency medical services at sea successfully. As a result, telemedicine in the maritime industry has made it possible to reduce number of unnecessary evacuations (nearly by 20% per year), reduce treatment delay, improve the perception of safety, and increase patient satisfaction [29,32,49,50].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Offshore operating locations are challenging for delivering emergency medical care to personnel due to inadequate coverage of communication networks, bad weather conditions, absence of health professionals, or trained paramedics on board. However, regardless of these limitations, for the last 50 years, telemedicine by use of various means of communication such as telephone [22, 23, 26, 28, 30, 32-34, 37, 39-43, 46, 47], radio [22,23,26,27,34,36,39,40,44,45,47,48], videoconference [24,25,29,47], email [26, 28, 30-35, 37-42, 46-48], and telefax [22,23,28,34] has been offered different emergency medical services at sea successfully. As a result, telemedicine in the maritime industry has made it possible to reduce number of unnecessary evacuations (nearly by 20% per year), reduce treatment delay, improve the perception of safety, and increase patient satisfaction [29,32,49,50].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%