An intelligent ecosystem for providing support in prehospital trauma care in Cuenca–Ecuador

 

Authors
Timbi Sisalima, Cristian; Rodas B., Edgar; Salamea, Juan C.; Sacoto, Hernán; Monje Ortega, Diana; Robles Bykbaev, Vladimir
Format
Article
Status
publishedVersion
Description

According to given facts by the World Health Organization, 1 in 10 deaths worldwide is due to an external cause of injury. In the field of prehospital trauma care, adequate and timely treatment in the golden period can define survival of a patient. The aim of this paper is to show the design of a complete ecosystem proposed to support the evaluation treatment of trauma victims, using standard tools and vocabulary as OpenEHR, mobile systems and expert systems to support decision-making. Preliminary results of the developed applications are presented, as well as trauma related data. (city of Cuenca - Ecuador).

Publication Year
2015
Language
eng
Topic
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
INJURIES
Repository
Repositorio CEDIA
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http://repositorio.cedia.org.ec/handle/123456789/974
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openAccess
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openAccess