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Ultrasound: Indications for Ultrasound

Emergency medicine ultrasound has been steadily developing over the last two decades, and courses have run in the UK since the late 1990s. Since ultrasound is rapid and involves no radiation, it is an…

Ultrasound in shocked patients

Ultrasound in shocked patients. This competency is specifically for Higher Specialty Trainees and is in the curriculum. It is also useful for interested Core Trainees…

FAST scan

The use of FAST scan in the ED…

Introduction to Ultrasound Physics and the role of FAST Scanning in the ED

An introduction to FAST scanning in the emergency department and a brief introduction to ultrasound physics…

Echo In Life Support

This session is part of the core instruction for ultrasound competency…

Echo in life support

Bedside, focused or point-of-care sonography (PoCUS) using portable machines is now well established in emergency medicine. Recent improvements in ultrasound technology mean that machines are smaller …

Ultrasound: Image Acquisition

Evaluate various patient entry methods…

Ultrasound: Skills of carrying out Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)

FAST involves assessment of the peritoneal cavity, pleural cavity and pericardial space. Learning that free fluid is present facilitates the most appropriate management plan…

Ultrasound: Physics and Basic Equipment Settings

This session focuses on the way ultrasound works and how to manipulate the ultrasound machine to obtain optimal images…

Ultrasound: Skills of carrying out Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Assessment (AAA)

This session describes focused ultrasound for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm…

Ultrasound: Skills of Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access

Vascular access is a common procedure in the emergency department. Using ultrasound to visualise vessels is helpful, but the additional skill of using ultrasound to guide the procedure is even more so…