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Image Acquisition using Portable Sonography for Emergency Airway Management
Published on: September 28, 2022
[Ultrasound in the emergency department as an extension of the practitioner's clinical examination]
Aline Schmit1, David Pécoul1, Yannick Lebret2
1Service des urgences, Hôpital de La Tour, 1217 Meyrin.
Abstract:
Ultrasound in the emergency department and general practice can be used as an extension of the physical examination, answering simple questions. It requires a short basic training that is easily accessible. This article illustrates with a few examples (kidney, lung and fractures) the interest of this formidable tool becoming unavoidable in the emergency department and general practice.
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