A pilot study examining the viability of a prehospital assessment with ultrasound for emergencies (PAUSE) protocol

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 142-149

  Chin, Eric J ^a   Chan, Connie H ^b   Mortazavi, Rod ^b   Anderson, Craig L ^b   Kahn, Christopher A ^b   Summers, Shane ^a   Fox, J Christian ^b  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; cardiac tamponade; EMS; pneumothorax; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREHOSPITAL ASSESSMENT WITH ULTRASOUND FOR EMERGENCIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84872287907     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.032     Document Type: Article

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