Of the cases reviewed, and where consensus between the three doctors
was seen, the authors determined that in 14.7% of the cases studied the
patient, following a telemedicine consult, would not require ambulance
transport to hospital. Limitations of the study included the fact that it was a
retrospective study of, in some cases, hand written notes, and that full
consensus between the three doctors for all patients was not obtained.
Their results showed a feasibility of reducing ambulance transportation,
especially in the