Open AccessThe COVID-19 pandemic and maritime telemedicine: 18-month report
Author(s) -
Émilie Dehours,
Emilie De Camaret,
David M. Lucas,
Alexandre Saccavini,
Patrick Le Roux
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international maritime health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2081-3252
pISSN - 1641-9251
DOI - 10.5603/imh.2022.0013
Subject(s) - pandemic , medicine , observational study , covid-19 , telemedicine , asymptomatic , population , medical emergency , retrospective cohort study , nose , family medicine , disease , emergency medicine , health care , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health , economics , economic growth
The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly impacted maritime telemedicine services. The aim of this study is to describe the impact of the pandemic, both quantitatively and qualitatively, by analysing the teleconsultations by doctors from the French Tele-Medical Assistance Service (TMAS).