Table 3 Indications and procedures
From: Prehospital point-of-care emergency ultrasound: a cohort study
Indications: | 1st priority | 2nd priority | 3rd priority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trauma | ||||
n = 31 / 31.3% | High-speed trauma n = 11 / 35.5% | FAST n = 11 (100%) | PLUS n = 10 / 90.9% | FEEL n = 3 / 27.3% |
Polytrauma n = 9 / 29.0% | FAST n = 9 / 100% | PLUS n = 9/ 100% | FEEL n = 6 / 66.7% | |
Fall n = 8 / 25.8% | FAST n = 8 / 100% | PLUS n = 6 / 75.0% | FEEL n = 6 / 75.0% | |
Resuscitation n = 2 / 6.5% | FAST n = 2/ 100% | PLUS n = 2/100% | FEEL n = 2 / 100% | |
Chest trauma n = 1 / 3.2% | PLUS n = 1/ 100% | FEEL n = 0 | FAST n = 1 / 100% | |
Isol. abd. Trauma n = 0 | FAST n = 0 | FEEL n = 0 | PLUS n = 0 | |
Non-trauma | ||||
n = 68 / 68.7% | Dyspnoea n = 38 /55.9% | PLUS n = 35/92.1% (6× PLUS alone =15.8%) | FEEL n = 29/76.3% (3× FEEL alone =7.9%) | |
Resuscitation n = 15 / 22.1% | FEEL n = 15/ 100% | PLUS n = 3 / 20.0% | FAST n = 1 / 6.7% | |
Hypotension n = 8 / 11.8% | FEEL n = 8 / 100% | FAST n = 1 / 12.5% | PLUS n = 5 /62.5% all PLUS combined with FEEL | |
Chest pain n = 4 / 5.9% | FEEL n = 3 / 75% | PLUS n = 2/50% (1× PLUS alone) | FAST n = 0 | |
Acute abdomen n = 2 / 2.9% | FAST n = 2 / 100% | |||
Unclear symptoms n = 1 / 1.4% | FEEL n = 1 / 100% |