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Manual of Austere and Prehospital Ultrasound

Ultrasound has rapidly become integral to the practice of emergency medicine. Over the past few years, with improvements in device size and cost, there has been increasing interest in exploring the utility of ultrasound in the prehospital environment. Much of the available literature on ultrasound i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nicholson, Benjamin D. (Editor), Vitto, Michael J. (Editor), Dhindsa, Harinder S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Subjects:
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine
Ultrasonics
Emergency Services
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Introduction and Background
  • Chapter 1: Physics and Knobs
  • Part 2: Considerations for Specific Environments
  • Chapter 2: Ground EMS
  • Chapter 3: Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
  • Chapter 4: Military Special Operations and Prolonged Field Care
  • Chapter 5: Considerations for Ultrasound in the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Environment
  • Part 3: Diagnosis
  • Chapter 6: Shortness of Breath
  • Chapter 7: Chest Pain
  • Chapter 8: Trauma
  • Chapter 9: Undifferentiated Hypotension
  • Chapter 10: Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Abdominal Pain
  • Chapter 11: Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Ocular
  • Chapter 12: Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Obstetric
  • Chapter 13: Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Skin and soft tissue
  • Chapter 14: Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Skeletal Trauma
  • Part 4: Monitoring
  • Chapter 15: Ultrasound Guidance of Resuscitation in Shock
  • Chapter 16: Endotracheal tube placement.-Chapter 17: Intracranial Pressure Evaluation
  • Chapter 18: Bladder Volume and Assessment of Hydronephrosis
  • Part 5: Procedures
  • Chapter 19: Vascular Access
  • Chapter 20: Pericardiocentesis
  • Chapter 21: Surgical cricothyroidotomy
  • Chapter 22: Advanced Procedure Topic for Austere Providers: Thoracentesis
  • Chapter 23: Advanced Procedure Topic for Austere Providers: Upper extremity nerve blocks
  • Chapter 24: Advanced Procedure Topic for Austere Providers: Lower extremity nerve blocks
  • Part 6: Training
  • Chapter 25: Initial Training, Credentialing, and Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Processes
  • Chapter 26: Care of Equipment

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