Use of point-of-care ultrasound is routine

Professor Bob Jarman, left, uses a Fujifilm SonoSite machine to assess a wide range of patients.

Point-of-care ultrasound is now a common sight in emergency departments throughout the UK and Professor Bob Jarman, consultant in emergency medicine at the Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre, can see potential benefits of more widespread ultrasound use: “There is a lot of interest in point-of-care (POC) ultrasound within our department, above and beyond the FAST scans, basic echo, aortic aneurysm screening and venous access commonly performed in an emergency setting.  We try to ensure that it is a routine part of our approach, helping us to assess a wide range of patients coming into the department.”

“Thanks to the generous support of Fujifilm SonoSite, we currently have eight POC ultrasound machines, and we have put a lot of thought into how we use the systems, as well as where to locate them to maximise use,” explained Professor Jarman.

See the full report on page 25 of the May 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.