Prehospital ultrasound from a neurological point of view
The use of "Point-of-Care Ultrasound" (POCUS) has been shown to be useful in the prehospital conditions of various emergencies. The concept of this important method allows emergency medical service doctors to quickly respond to specific clinical questions, with the aim of diagnostic and th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Medical Society, Department of Emergency Medicine, Belgrade
2024-01-01
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| Series: | ABC: časopis urgentne medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-1053/2024/1451-10532403023L.pdf |
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| Summary: | The use of "Point-of-Care Ultrasound" (POCUS) has been shown to be useful in the prehospital conditions of various emergencies. The concept of this important method allows emergency medical service doctors to quickly respond to specific clinical questions, with the aim of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. However, in most countries, a relatively low representation of the implementation of this method has been recorded. There is evidence that POCUS improves the accuracy of diagnosis, the initial therapeutic approach and the appropriate decision to transport the patient to the appropriate health facility. The prehospital POCUS is currently used as an adjunct tool for clinical assessments in trauma patients, cardiac arrest, hemodynamic instability, respiratory failure, and various other types of applications. The application of transcranial doppler (TCD) or transcranial color-coded doppler (TCCD) is even rarer, although this method has proven its importance in the prehospital detection of a large vessel occlusion. In this way, a specific therapy could be accelerated in the reference health institutions. Some strategies could help in the prehospital setting: mobile stroke units or telemedicine / telesonography; education and maintenance of ultrasound skills could be implemented through standardized continuing medical education programs, especially for an advanced technique, such as TCCD. |
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| ISSN: | 1451-1053 2560-3922 |