Quality of focused thoracic ultrasound performed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in a prehospital setting: a feasibility study

Quality of focused thoracic ultrasound performed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in a prehospital setting: a feasibility study

Abstract Background In a prehospital setting, the severity of respiratory symptoms in patients calling for an ambulance differ. The initial evaluation, diagnosing, and thereby management can be challenging because respiratory symptoms can be caused by disease in many organs. Ultrasound examinations...

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Main Authors: Pia Iben Pietersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Annmarie T. Lassen, Simon Helmerik, Gitte Jørgensen, Giti Nadim, Helle Marie Christensen, Daniel Wittrock, Christian B. Laursen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Thoracic ultrasound
Respiratory symptoms
Prehospital ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00856-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00856-8

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