TELEVISION AID TO DIAGNOSIS.—New patients at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, can now be diagnosed by a specialist three miles away, who can, if necessary, direct that an operation be prepared ready for his arrival. The means used is a closed-circuit television link between the infirmary’s accident unit and th? specialist’s office three miles distant, together with a permanent telephone link. The camera can view the whole patient or move in to inspect one eye under the specialist’s direction as he watches his screen. A patient is shown in the infirmary with an image of the patient on the television monitor.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32215, 6 February 1970, Page 12
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100TELEVISION AID TO DIAGNOSIS.—New patients at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, can now be diagnosed by a specialist three miles away, who can, if necessary, direct that an operation be prepared ready for his arrival. The means used is a closed-circuit television link between the infirmary’s accident unit and th? specialist’s office three miles distant, together with a permanent telephone link. The camera can view the whole patient or move in to inspect one eye under the specialist’s direction as he watches his screen. A patient is shown in the infirmary with an image of the patient on the television monitor. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32215, 6 February 1970, Page 12
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