Telemedicine in Emergency Medicine in the COVID-19 Pandemic—Experiences and Prospects—A Narrative Review

Malgorzata Witkowska-Zimny and Barbara Nieradko-Iwanicka
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Malgorzata Witkowska-Zimny: Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chalubinskiego Str., 02-004 Warsaw, Poland
Barbara Nieradko-Iwanicka: Chair and Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lublin, 7 Chodzki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-11

Abstract: Even before the year 2020, telemedicine has been proven to contribute to the efficacy of healthcare systems, for example in remote locations or in primary care. However, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth solutions have emerged as a key component in patient healthcare delivery and they have been widely used in emergency medicine ever since. The pandemic has led to a growth in the number of telehealth applications and improved quality of already available telemedicine solutions. The implementation of telemedicine, especially in emergency departments (EDs), has helped to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect healthcare workers. This narrative review focuses on the most important innovative solutions in emergency care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines main categories of active telehealth use in daily practice of dealing with COVID-19 patients currently, and in the future. Furthermore, it discusses benefits as well as limitations of telemedicine.

Keywords: telehealth; telemedicine; COVID-19; emergency department; emergency medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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