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Use of ultrasound by emergency medical services: a review

Prehospital ultrasound has been deployed in certain areas of the USA and Europe. Physicians, emergency medical technicians, and flight nurses have utilized a variety of medical and trauma ultrasound assessments to impact patient care in the field. The goal of this review is to summarize the literatu...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Bret P., Chason, Kevin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-008-0075-6
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description Prehospital ultrasound has been deployed in certain areas of the USA and Europe. Physicians, emergency medical technicians, and flight nurses have utilized a variety of medical and trauma ultrasound assessments to impact patient care in the field. The goal of this review is to summarize the literature on emergency medical services (EMS) use of ultrasound to more clearly define the potential utility of this technology for prehospital providers.
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spelling pubmed-26572612009-03-25 Use of ultrasound by emergency medical services: a review Nelson, Bret P. Chason, Kevin Int J Emerg Med Review Article Prehospital ultrasound has been deployed in certain areas of the USA and Europe. Physicians, emergency medical technicians, and flight nurses have utilized a variety of medical and trauma ultrasound assessments to impact patient care in the field. The goal of this review is to summarize the literature on emergency medical services (EMS) use of ultrasound to more clearly define the potential utility of this technology for prehospital providers. Springer-Verlag 2008-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC2657261/ /pubmed/19384639 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-008-0075-6 Text en © Springer-Verlag London Ltd 2008
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