Crump W J, Driscoll B
Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-0853.
Laryngoscope. 1996 May;106(5 Pt 1):595-8. doi: 10.1097/00005537-199605000-00014.
Applications of interactive video communications for providing remote telemedicine consultations are under study. Most of these applications use "off the shelf" medical peripheral devices that are not specifically designed for telemedicine examinations. This study reports a field trial of the telemedicine instrument pack (TIP), a small self-contained unit under development by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for use in spaceflight. Patients with otorhinolaryngology problems were selected from a primary care practice and examined with the TIP by a technician under the direction of a remote consultant. The equipment proved adequate for examination of the posterior nose, hypopharynx, and larynx. Examinations of the ear and oropharynx with the TIP were not optimal, suggesting a need for further modifications of this prototype unit.
交互式视频通信在提供远程远程医疗会诊方面的应用正在研究中。这些应用大多使用“现成的”医疗外围设备，这些设备并非专门为远程医疗检查而设计。本研究报告了远程医疗仪器包（TIP）的一项现场试验，TIP是美国国家航空航天局正在研制的一种小型独立设备，用于太空飞行。从初级保健机构中挑选出患有耳鼻喉科问题的患者，由一名技术人员在远程顾问的指导下使用TIP进行检查。该设备被证明足以检查后鼻、下咽和喉部。使用TIP对耳朵和口咽进行检查的效果并不理想，这表明需要对该原型设备进行进一步改进。
