a medical cabin for a complete diagnosis

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In France but also in other European countries, some remote regions or deemed less attractive, lack doctors and health facilities. To cope with so-called "medical deserts", the solution could then be in telemedicine. The development of this technology is also one of the priorities of the French Ministry of Health. H4D, a French company, designed Consult Station, a small medical booth capable of performing a variety of tests to establish a rapid diagnosis, without the physical intervention of a doctor.

Health smart health connected to solve medical deserts. These smart health connected telemedicine booths are currently being tested in several French regions and in various institutions (mutual student, residence for seniors, etc.). This white cabin, 2.30 meters high, 1.20 meters wide and 1.90 meters long accommodates the patient who will benefit from a teleconsultation with a doctor who may be several hundred kilometers away. This one will be able to interrogate the patient, he can also analyze the results of various analyzes and radios but also prescribe drugs by sending a remote prescription.

Consult Station: get a health check remotely

This new medical cabin is equipped with several devices that will allow measurements to be made to help the doctor in making a diagnosis.. No intervention by any medical staff is necessary, the patient will be assisted by the doctor with whom he communicates via a screen and videos of explanations are also disseminated to guide him.

The standard exam lasts only ten minutes. Thus, thanks to the equipment provided, the patient will be able to measure his blood pressure, his blood glucose level, the oxygen saturation rate of the blood, to measure himself, to weigh himself, to take his temperature or to carry out an electrocardiogram. Further examination is also possible, it includes in these cases tests of visual and auditory acuity. The most complete check-up takes a maximum of 30 minutes. According to the manufacturers of these smart health connected medical cabins, with the Consult Station, it is possible to take charge 85% of usual reasons to visit a traditional doctor.

In Review in several regions

And if you're worried about your data, know that the consultations are done anonymously, the results are directly delivered and can only be consulted with a personal code and known only to the patient. " Our goal was to put in place a device that makes travel information between the patient and the doctor without having to move, to meet, while respecting the rules of ethics such as confidentiality and medical confidentiality Explained the H4D general manager and doctor, Franck Baudino.

Currently about twenty of these cabins are installed or will soon be in nine regions of France.

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