High flying ultrasound aids cardiac care
Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust critical care paramedic Lou Rosson, pilot David Kerr-Sheppard and pre-hospital care doctor Ainsley Heyworth.
Ultrasound technology is taking to the skies with the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust, a charity that provides a free helicopter emergency medical service. It is using a SonoSite iViz device on call-outs.
Trust clinical director Stuart Elms explained: “We operate two helicopters crewed by full-time pre-hospital care doctors and critical care paramedics who can be rushed to the scene of an incident with highly specialised and advanced life-saving equipment and pharmacy.
“As part of our practice, we are moving towards using ultrasound for management of cardiac arrest and advanced life support. Working with expert sites such as the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre at Basildon, Harefield Hospital and with SonoSite, our aim is to train our critical care paramedics to use point-of-care ultrasound, allowing us to tailor our cardiac care even more accurately.”
See the full report on page 12 of the June 2016 issue of RAD Magazine.
