Michael A Kreiser, Brieanna Hill, Dikchhya Karki, Elke Wood, Ryan Shelton, Jodi Peterson, John Riccio, Isain Zapata, Paul A Khalil, Dean Gubler, Anthony J LaPorta, Genie E Roosevelt, Amanda G Toney
AIM: Paramedics received training in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess for cardiac contractility during management of medical out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The primary outcome was the percentage of adequate POCUS video acquisition and accurate video interpretation during OHCA resuscitations. Secondary outcomes included POCUS impact on patient management and resuscitation protocol adherence. METHODS: A prospective, observational cohort study of paramedics was performed following a four-hour training session, which included a didactic lecture and hands-on POCUS instruction...
February 2022: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine