Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound has been executed by emergency providers in the acute assessment of patients who are victims of trauma. Ultrasound has proven to be a viable modality in the diagnosis and management of traumatic injuries. As a result of its size, portability and lower relative cost, ultrasound has become a popular tool utilized in the austere and prehospital environment. The focus of this chapter is to guide the provider to identify traumatic life-threatening injuries with efficiency. Traumatic injuries identified in this chapter include intraperitoneal bleeding, intrathoracic bleeding, pneumothorax, pericardial effusion, pericardical tamponade, long bone fracture and open-book pelvis fracture.
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Taylor, L.A. (2021). Trauma. In: Nicholson, B.D., Vitto, M.J., Dhindsa, H.S. (eds) Manual of Austere and Prehospital Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64287-7_8
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