Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Project (DREAMS): UT-Digital EMS Project
Abstract
Physician's virtual presence in support of the first responding caregivers at the scene of the incident will create the opportunity for achieving an accurate initial evaluation of the victim's clinical condition and a timely initiation of appropriate interventions. Any condition that interferes with adequate blood flow will cause an impairment of tissue oxygenation, the results of which &are cell injury and, if sufficiently prolonged, cell death The interval of time between the acute catastrophic events that initiate the decrease in blood flow and the establishment of therapies to reverse this cascade of cell injury is critical. Any measure that shortens the interval between the injury and the institution of appropriate therapy will afford the greatest potential for minimizing cell injury and preventing cell death, The DREAMSTM: Digital EMS project is designed specifically to address these issues.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA412981
Entities
People
- Elmer V. Bernstam
- James H. Duke
- Michael Rupar
- R. M. Sailors
- Ziajie Zhang
Organizations
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston