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don’t jump the gun…

July 22, 2014 By Christopher Partyka Leave a Comment

the case.

an elderly male is bought to ED following a high-speed motor vehicle accident having driven his car into a tree at ~100 km/h. He is complaining of severe chest pain & trouble breathing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Interesting, Trauma, Ultrasound Tagged With: EFAST, false positive, lung ultrasound, pneumothorax

FALLS protocol…

May 21, 2014 By Christopher Partyka Leave a Comment

Below is the main content discussed at an ultrasound workshop I ran this week at the Sydney HEMS Clinical Governance Day.

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Filed Under: #FOAM, ECHO, Ultrasound Tagged With: A-profile, B-profile, BLUE protocol, ECHO, Emergency Ultrasound, FALLS protocol, lung ultrasound, RUSH protocol, shock, tamponade, ultrasound

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