International trauma experts have been helping treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers remotely. 

International scientists, including Ukrainians, say a telehealth program that allows international trauma care experts to communicate with doctors in the war-torn country via Zoom, a chat app and a website is helping overwhelmed hospitals and doctors save the lives of soldiers wounded in battle. 

The program allows international specialists to provide remote training sessions for doctors in Ukraine via telehealth, accompanied by group chats on the encrypted online messaging app Viber. 

A review of the scheme says that since its launch in April 2022, six educational workshops have attracted 1,835 views, and 838 Ukrainian medics have joined the messaging group.

Ninety-nine per cent of those surveyed said they would recommend the program to colleagues. 

The war in Ukraine has forced civilian hospitals with limited trauma and battlefield medicine experience to care for the war wounded, so the program has proved invaluable in bringing much-needed expertise to the country.

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