Ultrasound (US) is an essential tool for evaluating trauma patients in the hospital setting.
Many previous in-hospital studies have been extrapolated to out of hospital setting to …

Objective Point-of-care ultrasound is a nascent and growing area of prehospital care. Most
previously described ultrasound curricula for paramedics examine a single type of …

ObjectivesRapid identification of esophageal intubations is critical to avoid patient morbidity
and mortality. Continuous waveform capnography remains the gold standard for …

Introduction Inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter decreases under conditions of hypovolemia.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may be useful to emergently assess IVC diameter. This …

Background Training on how to perform a prehospital extended focused assessment with
sonography in trauma (EFAST) has resulted in improved outcomes for trauma patients in …

Over the span of nearly 50 years, prehospital medicine has evolved rapidly from the use of
hearses to the use of helicopters and advanced prehospital critical care teams. The National …

Purpose Globally, emergency departments (ED) are faced with an overcrowding problem.
This issue is further compounded due to the multitude of contributing factors. Point of Care …

Die Simulation diagnostischer und therapeutischer Prozeduren nimmt in der medizinischen
Aus-und Weiterbildung einen wachsenden Stellenwert ein und ist auch für das Erlernen von …

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound is rapidly becoming more prevalent in the prehospital
environment. Though considered a relatively new intervention in this setting, there is …

Abstract Purpose of Review With advances in technology and availability of handheld
ultrasound probes, studies are focusing on the perioperative care of patients, but a limited …