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Manual of Austere and Prehospital Ultrasound

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Editors:
  1. Benjamin D. Nicholson

    1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, USA

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  2. Michael J. Vitto

    1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, USA

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  3. Harinder S. Dhindsa

    1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, USA

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  • Focuses specifically on ultrasound in prehospital and austere environments

  • Discusses prolonged field care and extended austere operations

  • Accessible not only to medical doctors but also non-physicians who use ultrasound

  • Includes contributions from subject matter experts in prehospital, special operations, and austere environments

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction and Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Physics and Knobs

      • Michael Joyce, Robert Stenberg
      Pages 3-9

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Ground Emergency Medical Services

      • Benjamin D. Nicholson, Harinder S. Dhindsa, Michael J. Vitto
      Pages 13-14

    3. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

      • Katherine Rodman, Matthew Jensen
      Pages 15-21

    4. Military Special Operations and Prolonged Field Care

      • James Caleb A. Ersando, Brandon M. Fetterolf, Hubert R. Draper, John G. Knight Jr, Jay B. Baker
      Pages 23-26

    5. Considerations for Ultrasound in the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Environment

      • Ricky C. Kue
      Pages 27-35

  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Shortness of Breath

      • Michael J. Vitto, Benjamin D. Nicholson, Harinder S. Dhindsa
      Pages 39-47

    3. Chest Pain

      • Jordan Tozer, Kendall Shaw
      Pages 49-73

    4. Trauma

      • Lindsay Anne Taylor
      Pages 75-92

    5. Undifferentiated Hypotension

      • Andrew Cathers, Nikolai Schnittke
      Pages 93-113

    6. Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Abdominal Pain

      • Sean Burns, K. Meera Muruganandan
      Pages 115-130

    7. Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Ocular

      • Nicholas E. Weinberg, Zachary P. Soucy
      Pages 131-142

    8. Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Obstetric

      • Sarah C. Crockett, Zachary P. Soucy
      Pages 143-154

    9. Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Skin and Soft Tissue

      • Justin Grisham, Michael D. Perreault
      Pages 155-165

    10. Advanced Diagnostic Topic for Austere Providers: Skeletal Trauma

      • Laurel O’Connor, Ricky C. Kue
      Pages 167-178

  5. Part IV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Ultrasound Guidance of Resuscitation in Shock

      • Konrad Karasek, Megan Leo
      Pages 181-210
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About this book

Ultrasound has rapidly become integral to the practice of emergency medicine. Over the past few years, with improvements in device size and cost, there has been increasing interest in exploring the utility of ultrasound in the prehospital environment. Much of the available literature on ultrasound in the emergency setting focuses on care delivered in emergency departments and intensive care units within the developed world. As a result, most resources are inappropriate and inadequate for doctors and non-physicians practicing in out-of-hospital environments that, by definition, are resource limited. This manual fills that gap by focusing on simplified discussions of ultrasound studies, ultrasound physics, and research that impacts out-of-hospital care in order to meet the needs of prehospital and austere providers.

The manual discusses the use of ultrasound for diagnosis in out-of-hospital care, advanced noninvasive monitoring of patients, and safety in performing procedures common to the prehospital and austere environment. As is the approach for prehospital education, the chapters are complaint based and not diagnosis based where applicable. Chapters cover ultrasound image interpretation and basic physics; common image adjustments to improve image quality; unique challenges found in urban prehospital environments, austere/wilderness environments, tactical environments, and military special operations environments; and initial training, quality improvement/assurance programs, and credentialing. It also includes a section on procedures such as pericardiocentesis, vascular access, cricothyroidotomy, and others specific to austere providers. The Manual of Austere and Prehospital Ultrasound is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, and medical students in emergency medicine, civilian and military EMS providers, and critical care flight paramedics and nurses.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, USA

    Benjamin D. Nicholson, Michael J. Vitto, Harinder S. Dhindsa

About the editors

Benjamin D. Nicholson, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA


Michael J. Vitto, DO, MS, FACEP

Associate Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA



Harinder S. Dhindsa, MD, MPH, FAEMS

Professor

Chair of Emergency Medicine

Department of Emergency Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Manual of Austere and Prehospital Ultrasound

  • Editors: Benjamin D. Nicholson, Michael J. Vitto, Harinder S. Dhindsa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64287-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64286-0Published: 28 January 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64287-7Published: 27 January 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 321

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 188 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound, Emergency Services

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