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Telemedicine for Doctors |
Case Study |
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Our tryst with inpatient treatment began on the
24th June 2001, with a
Coronary Care Unit being set up within
District
Hospital, Siliguri. The state watched as the Hon’ble Chief
Minister, along with Dr. Devi Shetty at the Kolkata end went online
and spoke to Doctors at Siliguri, thus inaugurating the
Telecardiology Project.
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Dr.Devi
Shetty consults with a heart patient through Telemedicine
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This was the first time in India that Telemedicine
was being utilized not merely to advise OPD patients, but also to treat emergency
Cardiac
life-threatening situations. This unit is Tele-linked to Kolkata
round-the-clock a day. Cardiologists at RTIICS treat any patient
admitted in the CCU, with the help of MBBS doctors and nurses, who
are intensively trained in CCU management at our center at RTIICS.
Technicians are responsible for maintaining communication with
RTIICS specialists as and when required, for assisting treatment of
emergency Cardiac patients. The unit has all the emergency medicines
and necessary equipment and it is manned round the clock by the CCU
staff. The videoconferencing facility is provided for better patient
care. |
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So far, we have set up
53 Telemedicine sites, including the
ones in the south. We are connected to each other either through
Satellite or through ISDN, and some locations have both facilities.
We have treated more than 11,000 Cardiac emergencies in various remote
centers and successfully Thrombolysed
almost 1400 patients. More than
16,000 OPD patients have been advised
through this facility. With the advent of Telemedicine, patients
staying miles away from the doctor can be successfully treated.
Distance has become immaterial. Patients are able to save on
precious time and unnecessary expenditure on travel. |
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The remote
monitoring of these units, medically and
administratively, is done regularly, to make certain that all
medical equipment is in working condition, medicine safety stock is
maintained, manpower attendance is regular and most important,
patients are being treated as per directions of the specialist
doctor. Asia Heart Foundation stands by its commitment of providing
free treatment through Telemedicine and even supplies the
life-saving drug, Streptokinase, free of cost to the patients. |
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The medical
fraternity has woken up to the fact and has accepted that
Telemedicine can provide solutions to most of the problems faced by
people living in rural and distant areas that arise mainly due to
the physical barrier between the sufferer and the healer. |
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Technology |
Telemedicine for Doctors
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Telephonic ECG |
Camps |
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Cardiac Care
on Wheels |
Video on TT ECG |
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For
information on Telemedicine
setup and connectivity with
RTIICS & ACTC / Trans
Telephonic ECG, kindly contact
Mr. Aniruddha Kayal at
9903893343 or mail at
telemedicine.rtiics@gmail.com |
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