title: Use of point-of-care ultrasound by a critical care retrieval team.
abstract: Point-of-care ultrasound in the prehospital and retrieval environments has now become possible owing to decreased size and weight, and increasing robustness of some ultrasound machines. This report describes the initial experience of point-of-care ultrasound by an Australian critical care retrieval service using a portable ultrasound machine.
authors.affiliation: Royal Adelaide Hospital Mediflight, Critical Care Retrieval Service, Adelaide, SA, Australia. stefanm@careflightmedical.org.au
authors.forename: Stefan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alfred
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharley
mesh_terms: D017732:Air Ambulances; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014194:Traumatology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*