Decision Support Capabilities of Telemedicine in Emergency Prehospital Care Systematic Review

The authors reviewed relevant literature to assess whether pre-hospital patient diagnoses made via telemedicine aligned with those made in hospital. While difficult to generalize and replicate scientifically, findings indicate that telemedicine can be useful in challenging environments (e.g., disasters) and enables access to remote experts to support medical decision on scene or in prolonged field care. They also note, however, that the impact of human and technology factors on patient care is poorly understood and documented.