Remember 2 Things: Ultrasound use by paramedics
Prehospital ultrasound, increasingly available to EMS providers, has known application to find occult bleeding. In this episode of Remember Two Things, host Steve Whitehead, describes two additional uses for ultrasound.
Whitehead discusses use of ultrasound for detecting cardiac activity and obtaining vascular access.
After watching share your experience with ultrasound in the comments, read this article on prehospital ultrasound and listen to an Inside EMS podcast discussion of ultrasound.
This video was originally posted on April 18, 2016. It has been updated.
Improve the safety and effectiveness of your personnel with an online training solution from EMS1 Academy. Access more than 500 EMS courses and videos, totaling over 440 continuing education hours. With EMS1 Academy, training can be delivered during in-service, field training or in a self-paced format. SCHEDULE A FREE DEMO NOW!