Implementation of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound using a novel continuous feedback approach in a UK helicopter emergency medical service
Introduction of prehospital PoCUS in a HEM service utilizing high quality training, user-friendly workflow and image archiving system, robust governance framework and continuous feedback may be feasible allowing high quality ultrasound examinations. The bespoke PPPB protocol in prehospital may improve diagnosis of life-threatening injuries.
Authors
- Daniel Nevin
- Jamin M. Mulvey
- Christian Sandrock
- M PALMER
- Thomas Hirst
- Shadman Aziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8596-4703)
- Salman Bin Naeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0153-1669)
- Kevin Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-6695)
- Johannes Ströbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2124-1116)
- Alex Lang
- Alexander Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1190-0170)
- Jankee Patel
- Jonas Schlautmann
Institutions
- Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- William Harvey Hospital (GB)
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
- Royal London Hospital (GB)
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Queen's Hospital (GB)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (GB)
- Hamburg Institut (Germany) (DE)
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GB)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01340-3
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.27