Jacob Chen, Alex Dobron, Akiva Esterson, Lior Fuchs, Elon Glassberg, David Hoppenstein, Regina Kalandarev-Wilson, Itamar Netzer, Mor Nissan, Rachelly Shifer Ovsiovich, Raphael Strugo, Oren Wacht, Chad G Ball, Naisan Garraway, Lawrence Gillman, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Volker Kock, Paul McBeth, Jessica McKee, Juan Wachs, Scott K d'Amours
BACKGROUND: Handheld ultrasound devices present an opportunity for prehospital sonographic assessment of trauma, even in the hands of novice operators commonly found in military, maritime, or other austere environments. However, the reliability of such point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations by novices is rightly questioned. A common strategy being examined to mitigate this reliability gap is remote mentoring by an expert. OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of utilizing POCUS in the hands of novice military or civilian emergency medicine service (EMS) providers, with and without the use of telementoring...
September 2022: Israel Medical Association Journal: IMAJ