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Case Study: An employee crushes his thumb at work (tongs).
Calls RFDS (public system)
- RFDS unable to evacuate immediately, due to pregnant lady in obstructed labour,
- Patient takes 6 hours to get to public hospital
- Long delay due to busy emergency and surgeon not available
- Patient loses thumb
- Unable to return to his work
Calls TeleDr
- TeleDr immediately sees severity of injury through videoconferencing.
- TeleDr knows there is a risk of losing digit
- Finds alternative private medivac as RFDS busy
- Patient at private hospital in 3 hours
- Met by hand surgeon
- Digit is saved
- Patient returns to work
- Rehabilitation able to be done on site through TeleDr
Case Study: An employee injures his back while at work.
Goes to GP
- 2 days off work to see a doctor and receive treatment. =
- Local GP gives 2 weeks off work before going “bush” again.
- LTI - 12 days
Uses TeleDr
- Employee sees TeleDr immediately through videoconferencing.
- Employee returns to work on light duties
- Worker’s compensation certificate faxed to site
- Medication ordered by doctor and dispensed on site
- Rehabilitation on site
- LTI – 0 (Medical treatment case only)
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