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Table 5 Feedback organised by examination type

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

 

Adjust gain

Adjust depth

Incomplete measure-ment

Incorrect preset

Incorrect orientation

Incorrect transducer

Missing standard views

Not clinically indicated

Cardiac

82 (13%)

144 (23%)

0 (0%)

11 (1.7%)

44 (7.0%)

0 (0%)

57 (9.0%)

1 (0.2%)

FAST / E-FAST

40 (12%)

70 (21%)

2 (0.6%)

7 (2.1%)

16 (4.7%)

0 (0%)

46 (14%)

1 (0.3%)

Lung

23 (16%)

31 (22%)

1 (0.7%)

5 (3.5%)

6 (4.3%)

0 (0%)

18 (13%)

0 (0%)

USG-VA

11 (15%)

10 (13%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.3%)

4 (5.3%)

0 (0%)

5 (6.7%)

0 (0%)

AAA

0 (0%)

4 (17%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (4.2%)

0 (0%)

4 (17%)

0 (0%)

Other

1 (4.5%)

4 (18%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (9.1%)

0 (0%)

1 (4.5%)

0 (0%)

  1. Data are expressed as n=(%) unless otherwise stated. Abbreviations: AAA: Assessment of abdominal aorta; FAST: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma; E-FAST: Extended FAST; USG-VA: Ultrasound-guided vascular access
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241