Determining a Need for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport

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العنوان: Determining a Need for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport
المؤلفون: Timothy J. Lenz, Mary Beth Phelan, Tom Grawey
المصدر: Air medical journal. 40(3)
سنة النشر: 2020
مصطلحات موضوعية: Adult, Emergency Medical Services, Adult patients, Aircraft, business.industry, Point of care ultrasound, Point-of-Care Systems, MEDLINE, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, Emergency department, Air Ambulances, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Emergency Nursing, medicine.disease, 03 medical and health sciences, Patient population, 0302 clinical medicine, Chart review, Emergency Medicine, medicine, Emergency medical services, Humans, Medical emergency, business, Retrospective Studies
الوصف: Objective Point-of care-ultrasound (PoCUS) is useful in evaluating unstable emergency department patients. The portability of this technology increases its potential use in prehospital settings, including helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) programs. Identifying useful applications may support implementing a PoCUS program that develops sonography skills for prehospital providers. The aim of this study was to determine the HEMS patient population that would benefit from prehospital PoCUS for hypotension and how commonly the extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (E-FAST) for trauma patients or the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) for medical patients could be used by HEMS. Methods A retrospective chart review was performed over a 1-year period of adult patients transported by a midwestern HEMS system. Charts were reviewed for episodes of hypotension. Results The chart review included 216 charts, of which 3 were excluded. Of the 213 cases, 100 were trauma patients, and 113 were medical patients. Of the trauma patients, 51% experienced hypotension, as did 73 of 113 medical patients. Conclusion Fifty percent of HEMS patients may benefit from PoCUS to evaluate for hypotension in flight.
تدمد: 1532-6497
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::202e22c09cbcb39887ed481ceb17a670
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33933221
Rights: CLOSED
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....202e22c09cbcb39887ed481ceb17a670
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE