Point-of-care ultrasound enhances emergency care
Dr Parmy Deol finds the Fujifilm SonoSite X-Porte system robust, which is important in a department where equipment is moved frequently.
London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital relies on point-of-care ultrasound to help assess and treat patients in its emergency department and uses a Fujifilm SonoSite X-Porte system.
Dr Parmy Deol, EMED consultant, explained: “The emergency department uses ultrasound on a daily basis for FAST scanning, central line placement, echocardiograms and to check for free abdominal fluid in trauma patients. Occasionally it is also used for guiding therapy in critically ill patients, draining abscesses and locating foreign bodies. As well as using ultrasound in our clinical practice, two colleagues and I supervise junior trainees learning to use ultrasound, helping them to achieve the level 1 proficiency that is now a mandatory part of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine curriculum.”
See the full report on page 12 of the September 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.
