Prehospital ultrasound in emergency medicine: Incidence, feasibility, indications and diagnoses

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 254-259

  Hoyer, Hans Xaver ^a,d   Vogl, Stefan ^b   Schiemann, Uwe ^c   Haug, Alexander ^a   Stolpe, Erwin ^b   Michalski, Thomas ^d  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Harlaching Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

cardio pulmonary resuscitation; emergency; handheld systems; point of care; prehospital; sonography; trauma; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 77956396941     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328336ae9e     Document Type: Article

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