Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Slough, UK.
UIAA Medcom, UIAA Medcom, Holsworthy, Devon, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 2018 Mar;94(1109):182-184. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135468. Epub 2017 Dec 20.
The evolution in communication and digital technologies is revolutionising the practice of medicine. A physician is now able to oversee provision of healthcare at a distance. In this paper, we argue that practice of telemedicine is an essential and evolving aspect of high altitude and expedition medicine. We acknowledge the lack of international consensus, limited legislation as well as possible reservations towards telemedical practice. Given some unique social and medical aspects of participation in remote, high altitude expeditions we propose a number of guiding principles for those involved in provision of telemedical services for such endeavours.
通信和数字技术的发展正在彻底改变医学实践。现在，医生能够远程监督医疗保健的提供。在本文中，我们认为远程医疗实践是高山和探险医学的一个重要且不断发展的方面。我们承认缺乏国际共识、立法有限以及对远程医疗实践的可能保留意见。鉴于参与偏远高海拔探险的一些独特的社会和医疗方面，我们为那些为这些努力提供远程医疗服务的人提出了一些指导原则。
