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Ultrasound for Point-of-Care Imaging: Performing the Various Exams with Technical Tips

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Ultrasound use has increased dramatically in trauma patients over the last 30 years. It has uses in heavily resourced as well as remote, underdeveloped regions. Ultrasound is being studied everywhere, even on the international space station (Sargsyan et al., J Trauma 58(1):35–39, 2005). A good working knowledge of ultrasound is essential when caring for trauma patients.

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  2. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Program in Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Haase, D.J., Murthi, S.B. (2021). Ultrasound for Point-of-Care Imaging: Performing the Various Exams with Technical Tips. In: Scalea, T.M. (eds) The Shock Trauma Manual of Operative Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27596-9_7

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