The polony phantom: A cost-effective aid for teaching emergency ultrasound procedures

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-118

  Wells, Mike ^a,b   Goldstein, Lara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Central venous catheterisation; Emergency ultrasound; Imaging phantoms; Nerve block; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHANTOM; POLONY PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 77954145195     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-009-0156-1     Document Type: Article

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