Prehospital ultrasound in emergency medicine: incidence, feasibility, indications and diagnoses
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
20164777
Abstract
Sonography is an established diagnostic procedure in hospitals, but is not routinely used in prehospital emergency medicine. Several studies have addressed the use of ultrasound during helicopter flights and in emergency rooms, few in prehospital settings, but most focused on abdominal blunt trauma. Several case reports describe crucial decisions distinguished by ultrasound.
Date Issued
2010
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Hoyer, Hans Xaver | |
Vogl, Stefan | |
Haug, Alexander | |
Stolpe, Erwin | |
Michalski, Thomas |
Additional Credits
Journal
European journal of emergency medicine
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN
0969-9546
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