An Intelligent Ecosystem for Providing Support in Prehospital Trauma Care in Cuenca, Ecuador

Abstract:

According to facts given by the World Health Organization, one in ten deaths worldwide is due to an external cause of injury. In the field of pre-hospital trauma care, adequate and timely treatment in the golden period can impact the survival of a patient. The aim of this paper is to show the design of a complete ecosystem proposed to support the evaluation and treatment of trauma victims, using standard tools and vocabulary such as OpenEHR, as well as mobile systems and expert systems to support decision-making. Preliminary results of the developed applications are presented, as well as trauma-related data from the city of Cuenca, Ecuador.

Año de publicación:

2015

Keywords:

• Emergency Medicine
• Clinical decision support systems
• Mobile Applications
• Injuries

Fuente:

scopus