Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in military medical emergencies performed by young military medicine residents.
Adult
Aged
Education, Medical, Graduate
/ standards
Emergency Medical Services
/ methods
Female
France
Humans
Internship and Residency
/ methods
Male
Middle Aged
Military Medicine
/ instrumentation
Military Personnel
/ education
Physical Examination
/ instrumentation
Point-of-Care Systems
/ standards
Prospective Studies
Ultrasonography
/ instrumentation
education
emergency medicine
military medicine
ultrasonography
Journal
BMJ military health
ISSN: 2633-3775
Titre abrégé: BMJ Mil Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101761581
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
30
11
2018
accepted:
30
11
2018
pubmed:
15
1
2019
medline:
5
5
2021
entrez:
15
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To evaluate the usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by young military medicine residents after short training in the diagnosis of medical emergencies. A prospective study was performed in the emergency department of a French army teaching hospital. Two young military medicine residents received ultrasound training focused on gall bladder, kidneys and lower limb veins. After clinical examination, they assigned a Forty-eight patients were included and 48 ultrasound examinations were performed. The present pathologies were found in 14 patients (29%). The mean UDI value was +3 (0-5). UDI was positive in 35 exams (73%), zero in 12 exams (25%) and negative in only one exam (2%). POCUS performed after clinical examination increases the diagnostic accuracy of young military medicine residents.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30636688
pii: jramc-2018-001132
doi: 10.1136/jramc-2018-001132
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
236-239Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.