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Table 3 Image quality organised by examination type and background of the scanner

From: Implementation of a point-of-care ultrasound archiving system and governance framework in a UK physician-paramedic staffed helicopter emergency medical service

 

Overall

Paramedic

Physician

P value†

Cardiac

3.7 (0.8)

3.8 (0.7)

3.6 (0.8)

0.1

FAST / E-FAST

4.0 (0.7)

3.9 (0.7)

4.0 (0.7)

0.2

Lung

3.9 (0.7)

3.7 (0.7)

3.9 (0.7)

0.1

USG-VA

4.0 (0.7)

3.8 (0.6)

4.1 (0.7)

0.2

AAA

4.0 (0.6)

3.8 (0.5)

4.0 (0.6)

0.4

Other

3.7 (0.6)

3.7 (0.8)

3.7 (0.6)

0.9

  1. Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation). Abbreviations: AAA: Assessment of abdominal aorta; FAST: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma; E-FAST: Extended FAST; USG-VA: Ultrasound-guided vascular access
  2. †Two-sample t-test
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241