Clinician performed resuscitative ultrasonography for the initial evaluation and resuscitation of trauma

doi:10.1186/1757-7241-17-34

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volume 17

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Clinician performed resuscitative ultrasonography for the initial evaluation and resuscitation of trauma

Lawrence M Gillman¹^,2 , Chad G Ball¹ , Nova Panebianco⁴ , Azzam Al-Kadi¹ and Andrew W Kirkpatrick¹^,2^,3

¹Regional Trauma Services, Calgary Heath Region and Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

²Department of Surgery, Calgary Heath Region and Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

³Department of Critical Care Medicine, Calgary Heath Region and Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009, 17:34doi:10.1186/1757-7241-17-34


Published:	6 August 2009

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Positive FAST of Hepatorenal Fossa. Resuscitative ultrasound video of the hepatorenal fossa demonstrating free intra-peritoneal fluid seen as a hypoechoic stripe between the liver and kidney.

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Pleural Fluid. Resuscitative ultrasound video of a large pleural collection.

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Lung Sliding. Resuscitative ultrasound video illustrating lung sliding – the to and fro movement of the visceral pleura on the partietal pleura.

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Absent Lung Sliding. Resuscitative ultrasound video illustrating the absence of lung sliding suggestive of a pneumothorax.

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Power Slide. Resuscitative ultrasound video illustrating movement at the pleural line on color power Doppler mode – the power slide.

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Comet Tail Artifacts. Resuscitative ultrasound video illustrating the multiple comet tail artifacts originating from the pleural surface.

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Lung Point. Resuscitative ultrasound video illustrating the lung point – the lateral limit of the pneumothorax. The lung can be seen sliding in from the right with respiration.

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Ultrasound Assessment of Volume Status. Resuscitative ultrasound video illustrating complete collapse of the IVC with respiration, suggestive of hypovolemia.

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