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Use of WhatsApp application for Orthopedic Consultations in the ED

Umut Gulacti
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  • Corresponding author at: Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Adiyaman, Turkey. Tel.: +90 535 585 1900; fax: +90 416 227 27 53.
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  • Corresponding author at: Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Adiyaman, Turkey. Tel.: +90 535 585 1900; fax: +90 416 227 27 53.
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Ugur Lok
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Ugur Lok
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Murat Çelik
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Murat Çelik
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Adiyaman, Turkey
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2Fax: +90 416 227 27 53.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2016.04.004

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Figure 1

The sample of WhatsApp screenshot communication between an emergency physician and an orthopedics consultant

(Meaning in English) -Message sent to orthopedics consultant.; 19-year-old male patient, fall, on physical examination (FE) there is wrist angulation, neurovascular intact **Bring the patient to the operating room after preoperative preparation.

Verbal report via telephones method is usually used for consultations in ED. However, this method does not allow for the transfer of images to the consultant and cannot be objective and precise (1). Smartphones have emerged as essential tools providing assistance in patient care, monitoring, rehabilitation, communication, diagnosis, teaching, research and reference and almost all health professionals in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the other countries now carry smartphones.

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