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Slovenska pediatrija 2022; 29: 016-018

https://doi.org/10.38031/slovpediatr-2022-supp-01en

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USE OF POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND IN THE PREHOSPITAL SETTING IN CHILDREN

Gregor Prosen
Urgentni center, Univerzitetni klinični center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenija

Abstract

The use of ultrasound in the prehospital setting, both in adults and children, is based on the concept of focused, limited point-of-care ultrasound with clearly defined applications, which means that the user must know the set of indications, standardised performance and binary interpretation of the ultrasound examination. Children in the pre-hospital area benefit from half a dozen applications, mainly focused on causes of respiratory failure; pneumothorax, pleural effusion or haemorrhage, lung consolidation, interstitial lung diseases (e.g., pneumonia), preload (inferior vena cava), pericardial effusion and free fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

Key words: ultrasound, POCUS, paediatrics, prehospital medicine, emergency medicine