Jaschinski, M. (Malte) (2017) Does a new project of telemedicine increase the cost-effectiveness of healthcare on offshore wind parks and what kind of illnesses and injuries occur in this special kind of work environment? thesis, Medicine.
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This retro-perspective study has the goal to show consistency of illnesses and injuries and the relevance of cost-effectiveness on offshore wind parks in the German North Sea supported by a new telemedicine system. In this work environment, there is an industrial paramedic at side, who is supported by medical practitioners via telemedicine, which includes video, audio, and the transmission of all vital functions from the patients. The German “Energiewende”, stands for the transition from fossil based energy sources to renewable energy. To reach its postulated goals, a large number of offshore wind parks have to be built, which will conclusively lead to a growing number of offshore workers. Thus, measures must be taken to ensure the safety and health of this still growing workforce and retain sufficient healthcare and an efficient rescue chain. My study is looking at the impact of one of the telemedicine systems that are used by the offshore wind energy companies to fulfill their legal duties, which are postulated within the “Arbeitschutzgesetz”. I worked with the null hypothesis that the new telemedicine project does not increase the cost-effectiveness of health care on an offshore wind park. A total of 406 protocols concerning medical events occurring in the year 2016 were systematically analysed with a newly constructed database. The data of found illnesses are consistent with data from other offshore wind parks, but the number of accidents was lower (23%). Most patients, which the paramedic could not treat by himself, were successfully medicated by the onshore medical practitioner via telemedicine, resulting in only 4% of evacuations. The expensive rescue by helicopter was thus reduced and the null hypothesis could be discarded. So this study helps to further understand the health issue on offshore wind parks and shows qualitatively that the studied telemedicine system is cost-efficient.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Overheu, Dr. Daniel and Klinikum Oldenburg, Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie / |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 10:56 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 10:56 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1706 |
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