Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter
Point-of-care ultrasound examination has been increasingly widely used in pre-hospital care. The use of ultrasound in rescue medicine allows for a quick differential diagnosis, identification of the most important medical emergencies and immediate introduction of targeted treatment. Performing an...
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| author | Tomasz Darocha Robert Gałązkowski Dorota Sobczyk |
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| description | Point-of-care ultrasound examination has been increasingly widely used in pre-hospital
care. The use of ultrasound in rescue medicine allows for a quick differential diagnosis,
identification of the most important medical emergencies and immediate introduction
of targeted treatment. Performing and interpreting a pre-hospital ultrasound examination
can improve the accuracy of diagnosis and thus reduce mortality. The authors’ own
experiences are presented in this paper, which consist in using a portable, hand-held
ultrasound apparatus during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue
helicopter. The possibility of using an ultrasound apparatus during helicopter rescue
service allows for a full professional evaluation of the patient’s health condition and
enables the patient to be brought to a center with the most appropriate facilities for their condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-980a65e73a634ef7b5a98e1f292f4cc22022-12-22T03:42:01ZengSciendoJournal of Ultrasonography2084-84042451-070X2014-12-01145941442010.15557/JoU.2014.0043Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopterTomasz Darocha0Robert Gałązkowski1Dorota Sobczyk2Polish Medical Air Rescue, Sanok, Poland; Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Ward, John Paul II Cracow Specialist Hospital, Poland Polish Medical Air Rescue, Sanok, Poland; Medical Rescue Department, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Interventional Cardiology Research and Teaching Ward, John Paul II Cracow Specialist Hospital, PolandPoint-of-care ultrasound examination has been increasingly widely used in pre-hospital care. The use of ultrasound in rescue medicine allows for a quick differential diagnosis, identification of the most important medical emergencies and immediate introduction of targeted treatment. Performing and interpreting a pre-hospital ultrasound examination can improve the accuracy of diagnosis and thus reduce mortality. The authors’ own experiences are presented in this paper, which consist in using a portable, hand-held ultrasound apparatus during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter. The possibility of using an ultrasound apparatus during helicopter rescue service allows for a full professional evaluation of the patient’s health condition and enables the patient to be brought to a center with the most appropriate facilities for their condition.http://jultrason.pl/index.php/issues/volume-14-no-59/point-of-care-ultrasonography-during-rescue-operations-on-board-a-polish-medical-air-rescue-helicopter?aid=304rescue servicehelicopter medical rescue serviceemergency ultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Tomasz Darocha Robert Gałązkowski Dorota Sobczyk Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter Journal of Ultrasonography rescue service helicopter medical rescue service emergency ultrasound |
| title | Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter |
| title_full | Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter |
| title_fullStr | Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter |
| title_short | Point-of-care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter |
| title_sort | point of care ultrasonography during rescue operations on board a polish medical air rescue helicopter |
| topic | rescue service helicopter medical rescue service emergency ultrasound |
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