[Computers in emergency medicine]

Medicina (Firenze). 1990 Jan-Mar;10(1):53-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Computer's applications in emergency medicine are reviewed. In the Emergency Health Care computer science provides support to the solution of medical problems (with diagnostic and medical decision making softwares) and to the management of emergency departments. Computer interfaced to instrumental equipments allows the monitoring of biomedical signals and their transmission at distance. Finally, the possibilities of computer-aided instruction are presented. Teaching methods such as the tutor-system and the simulation are discussed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Assisted Instruction
  • Computers*
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
  • Emergency Medicine*
  • Humans