Echocardiography Performed by Combat Medics: A Feasibility Study
This study demonstrates that combat medics, following a brief microteaching session, were able to acquire cardiac ultrasound images partially suitable for assessing vascular gas emboli (VGE). These findings support microteaching as a feasible first step in echocardiography training for combat medics in austere environments.
Authors
- Benjamin Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6606-9788)
- Robert P. Weenink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-4115)
- Rigo Hoencamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-673X)
- B Burg
- CMH Obbink
- JC van de Voort
- CM Fransen
Institutions
- Ministry of Defence (GB)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Ministry of Defence (NL)
- Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (NL)
- Alrijne Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x25101520
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00