The Utilization of Handheld Ultrasound Devices in a Prehospital Setting.

Kamonwon IenghongLap Woon CheungSomsak TiamkaoVajarabhongsa BhudhisawasdiKorakot Apiratwarakul

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2022)

This study shows POCUS examinations can be effectively used in prehospital care. The prehospital diagnosis given by physicians administering treatment who used POCUS examinations correlated with the in-hospital diagnosis.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
trauma patients
emergency medical
healthcare
primary care
palliative care
magnetic resonance imaging
quality improvement
emergency department
pain management
computed tomography
electronic health record
affordable care act