ABSTRACT
The telemedicine unit was set up in one of the tents of the field hospital. The telemedicine unit included work places for videoconferencing and for data preparation. A number of medical institutions participated in the teleconsultations, including six medical research institutes and five large hospitals. In large-scale disasters, disruption of the regional health care system and population migration often occur, which lead to difficulties with patient transfer and medical data recording. The experience of regular telemedicine support for physicians at the Children’s Field Hospital has demonstrated high efficiency in diagnosis and treatment, as well as in solving the problems of patient evacuation to specialized institutions. Unlike conventional mobile military hospitals, the Children’s Field Hospital provided medical care for a wide range of diseases. Telemedicine was highly effective in managing paediatric patients at the field hospital in a complicated situation due to the military conflict in Chechnya.
