Portable ultrasound in pre-hospital emergencies: A feasibility study

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 754-758

  Busch, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; FAST; Feasibility; Trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LABOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESCUE WORK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750143859     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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