Systematic training in focused cardiopulmonary ultrasound affects decision-making in the prehospital setting - two case reports.

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · 2014-05-01 · Case report

Abstract

We present two cases from the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Denmark, in which prehospital physicians trained in cardiac ultrasound (FATE) disclosed significant pathology that induced a radical change for the critical patient's course.

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Point-of-care ultrasound · Prehospital physicians