[Prehospital ultrasound in emergency medicine]. / Prähospitaler Ultraschall in der Notfallmedizin.
Anaesthesiologie
; 73(8): 502-510, 2024 Aug.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39060458
ABSTRACT
Small, portable hand-held ultrasound devices nowadays enable a widespread use of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound (pPOCUS), which has so far only been used hesitantly, especially in ground-based emergency services. Many critical or even life-threatening conditions or internal injuries can often be better diagnosed or ruled out using pPOCUS, which can enable faster and more suitable goal-directed treatment and hospital transport. This article critically discusses relevant data, clinical benefits, limitations and challenges to be overcome when using pPOCUS for the most important life-threatening situations and aims to call for intensifying training and the extensive use of pPOCUS.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ultrasonography
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Point-of-Care Systems
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Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
De
Journal:
Anaesthesiologie
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Die Anaesthesiologie (Online)
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Germany