PRIMARY SURVEY
Primary survey
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VIDEO TELEPHONY
Mobile phones of whatever shape and size are as commonplace as cars all over the world. The pace of change in their functionality is extraordinary and is only limited by the speed with which software applications are produced. Mobile video telephony has gained a small niche in the media; images transmitted from the scene of a newsworthy incident end up on our television screens instantly or within a few hours, although the image quality is highly variable. A team from Korea report how mobile video telephony can be used clinically as a teaching tool. The potential for further development of this modality is fascinating (see page 178).
IMAGING USAGE
A challenge that has been round for many years is how to use investigations correctly, a challenge that is especially prominent with radiology. As new radiological technology comes into the market, in whatever modality, access tends to change from it being
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