Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a simplified, clinician-performed
application of echocardiography that is rapidly expanding in use, especially in emergency …

There is a growing trend of using ultrasound examination of the heart as a first-line
diagnostic tool for initial patient evaluation in acute settings. Focus cardiac ultrasound …

Objective: To establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of bedside cardiac
ultrasound, echocardiography, in the ICU and equivalent care sites. Methods: Grading of …

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Focused ultrasound is increasingly used in the emergency
setting, with an ALS-compliant focused echocardiography algorithm proposed as an adjunct …

The concept of point-of-care, problem-oriented focus cardiac ultrasound examination
(FoCUS) is increasingly applied in the settings of medical emergencies, including cardiac …

Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for the safe and
efficient use of echocardiography to assess patients presenting with cardiovascular …

Objective: To examine the utility of bedside echocardiography in detecting the reversible
causes of pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest and predicting the resuscitation …

Objectives Can pre-hospital paramedic responders perform satisfactory pre-hospital Echo in
Life Support (ELS) during the 10-s pulse check window, and does pre-hospital ELS …

Background Emergency ultrasound is gaining importance in medical education. Widespread
teaching methods are frontal presentations and hands-on training. The primary goal of our …

Objectives Bedside sonography is a growing field of medicine, but there is little evidence
about how to teach it to medical students. A peer‐mentoring system may help preclinical …