Pediatric trauma telemedicine in a rural state: lessons learned from a one-year experience

A one-year retrospective study of a pediatric trauma telehealth program between a Level 1 pediatric trauma center and a rural community hospital prevented 16 of 30 annual transfers. The program safely managed 16 pediatric trauma patients locally through telehealth consultations and a collaborative head trauma protocol, with no patients requiring subsequent transfer or readmission.