Baron A, Beirne G, Wald A. Paramedic point of care ultrasound at Australian mass gatherings.
Australas J Ultrasound Med 2019;
22:56-60. [PMID:
34760538 PMCID:
PMC8411800 DOI:
10.1002/ajum.12132]
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Abstract
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is not traditionally performed by paramedics, and where it is used, is generally limited to resuscitative-type ultrasound examinations. We describe a select series of patient care cases collected between August 2017 and February 2018 which are the first known examples of expanded POCUS performed by a paramedic in this context. These point of care scans were performed for both high and lower acuity patient presentations and are felt to have contributed to improved decision-making in the treatment and onward referral of patients in the Australian festival and event medicine.
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