Using handheld pocket computers in a wireless telemedicine system
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Using handheld pocket computers in a wireless telemedicine system

Sapal Tachakra Consultant, A&E medicine at Central Middlesex Hospital, London
Farzahn Tachakra Student, International public policy at University College London
Konstantinos Bañistas Lecturer, Electronic and computer engineering at Brunel University, London
Yong Hua Song Professor, Electronic and computer engineering at Brunel University, London
Helen Solomon Emergency nurse practitioners, Wembley NHS Walk-in Centre, Harrow Primary Care Trust
Rosemarie Corrigan Emergency nurse practitioners, Wembley NHS Walk-in Centre, Harrow Primary Care Trust

Wireless technologies that allow emergency nurse practitioners to diagnose remotely can support junior staff and help reduce staffing costs, according to study by SAPAL TACHAKRA and colleagues

Teleconsultation may soon become the fastest evolving branch of telemedicine, promising to make healthcare delivery faster and more accessible.

Emergency Nurse. 14, 5, 20-23. doi: 10.7748/en2006.09.14.5.20.c4209

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