The use of telemedicine to assess a paediatric patient with arrhythmia presenting to a remote community coronavirus assessment centre.
Rural Remote Health
; 21(2): 6166, 2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1893575
ABSTRACT
In 2020, a girl aged 5 years presented to the coronavirus assessment centre on a remote Scottish island with symptoms consistent with novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Her mother was concerned as she had noted the patient to have an irregular pulse. COVID-19 has been shown to cause cardiac arrhythmia, and so after discussion with tertiary paediatric cardiology services an ECG was recommended. In order to minimise potential spread of coronavirus in the healthcare setting a portable ECG device was immediately delivered to the patient, with the ECG tracing being sent electronically to a cardiologist. A formal diagnosis was then communicated to the parents within 2 hours of the initial contact.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Rural Population
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Telemedicine
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Electrocardiography
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rural Remote Health
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RRH6166
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