Amenta F, Dauri A, Rizzo N
Sezione Studi, Centro Internazionale Radio Medico, Rome, Italy.
J Telemed Telecare. 1998;4 Suppl 1:44-5. doi: 10.1258/1357633981931407.
Providing medical assistance to ships at sea was probably one of the first practical applications of telemedicine. At present, about 200 different organizations worldwide give medical assistance to ships without a doctor on board. The activity of the Foundation Centro Internazionale Radio Medico (CIRM), which probably has the largest experience in the world of telemedicine applied to seafarers, is reviewed. Medical assistance to seafarers has not improved in parallel with advances in medicine and telecommunications. Possible initiatives for improving teledelivery of medical assistance to seafarers are discussed.
向海上船只提供医疗援助可能是远程医疗最早的实际应用之一。目前，全球约有200个不同的组织为船上没有医生的船只提供医疗援助。本文回顾了国际无线电医学中心（CIRM）基金会的活动，该基金会在应用于海员的远程医疗领域可能拥有世界上最丰富的经验。对海员的医疗援助并未随着医学和电信技术的进步而同步改善。文中讨论了改善向海员远程提供医疗援助的可能举措。
