Paramedic Ultrasound

Promoting advancement in #Paramedic practice through research & the implementation of #ParamedicUltrasound. Always looking to collaborate. #POCUS #foamUS

[POCUS Toronto @POCUS_Toronto]

POCUS Journal Club take-home point #2: The accuracy of POCUS in diagnosing SBO is improved with advanced ultrasound training.

https://t.co/Qvgbk6M4fX

[Oldies 107.7 @Oldies1077]

Paramedics in Renfrew County are being commended by the trauma team lead at CHEO for their use of point of care ultrasounds. https://t.co/V38FRvujt0

[alan drummond @alandrummond2]

Renfrew County Paramedics first in Canada to use Point of Care Ultrasound. Chief Nolan is a national treasure - he really is https://t.co/sqGJnjLcd5

[Paramedic Ultrasound @ParamedicPOCUS]

Well done @emergmedottawa!

[EM Ottawa @emergmedottawa]

We're super excited to present the 4th Edition of The Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine!

Updated annually, this peer-reviewed is guide serves as a helpful bedside resource for approaching common acute care presentations:

https://t.co/mPnEhNxbEe

[Paramedic Ultrasound @ParamedicPOCUS]

“Learn ultrasound and I promise, one day, it will save a patient’s life.”
@EM_RESUS #POCUS #resus

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s a video I made breaking down an important Echo recorded during cardiac arrest

#FOAMed

[Paramedic Ultrasound @ParamedicPOCUS]

Absolutely savage. Who does this?!
#DoBetter

[Chris Yap @casualtysrus]

In other news…

[Andrew Petrosoniak @petrosoniak]

We keep hearing how our healthcare system is collapsing (which it is). But that does nothing to improve our understanding.

Let’s use a hypothetical emergency department visit to highlight the disaster that is happening every day around the country.

Here’s a thread 🧵:

[POCUS Toronto @POCUS_Toronto]

POCUS Journal Club take-home #2: Focused and systematic use of ultrasound in patients with undifferentiated shock can improve survival and time to diagnosis. The RUSH protocol can be performed in less than 2 minutes.

[Michael I. Prats @PratsEM]

Neat view of a pericardial effusion seen through the window of a left pleural effusion! #POCUS

[Paramedic Ultrasound @ParamedicPOCUS]

Have a look at this! What an awesome resource this is.

Thanks to @mchlwng & @uOttawaPoCUS!

[EM Ottawa @emergmedottawa]

Cardiac PoCUS can have such significant clinical impact on patient care.

If you’re looking to start using, or improving your cardiac PoCUS skills, Dr. @mchlwng and the @uOttawaPoCUS group have THE resource for all skill levels with the Echo primer:

https://t.co/G0dr4QoJZQ

[Andrew @Heli_doc]

Multi casualty handover for #CMERt. @TrevorJain showing us how it’s done: less than a minute, pointy-talky, ID all injuries, all critical interventions, documentation.

[Dr Aidan Baron @Aidan_Baron]

recording of my talk on Prehospital POCUS from IAEM2021 PHEM track
(Irish Assoc of EM's Annual Conference in Dublin)

https://t.co/EDiZMIlnf6

(Apologies for the suboptimal quality of internet recording)

[Vahé Ender🇨🇭 @calldaburd]

First day of our Microskills training sessions. Lesson #1

[Paramedic Ultrasound @ParamedicPOCUS]

Best of luck @Aidan_Baron! We know you’re gonna do great!

[Dr Aidan Baron @Aidan_Baron]

Excited to be speaking about Prehospital POCUS at @2021Iaem (Irish Assoc. of Emergency Medicine Annual Conference) tomorrow in the PHEM session
Also @HawkmoonHEMS on PreHosp Tech and @markhwilson on @GoodSamApp

Crazy to think I was last there in person at IAEM18 in Dublin

[kazi ferdous @fazalabul]

RV is fully collapsed can we called it tamponade?

[County of Renfrew Paramedic Service @RenCtyParamedic]

Expect the unexpected: wear your PFD!

[Wade MacPherson 🇨🇦 @wademacp]

@rookiemedic22 @ryanparry01 @WDLifeflight1 @BBaumber @LavergneNatalie @cnuhackett @williatar @Medibrat @StopDropSmolder @cjlanos @Paramedic_Matt @McNallyProject @alan_batt @IanR_Drennan @Tyne_River @PollyFordJones @PatrickSuthers Thanks for the @, Esther! That’s a great group to be tagged with!

I will mention, while I’m passionate about Community Paramedicine and I do perform palliative care in my practice, it is hardly my area of expertise… 🤯
But @ParamedicPOCUS definitely is!

[@doconskis 💉 @DocOnSkis]

Morphine 2.5mg IV in an adult.

[Toronto Paramedic Services @TorontoMedics]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of Toronto Police Constable Jeffrey Northup in the line of duty. Chief Raftis and Toronto Paramedic Services extend our deepest condolences to Cst. Northrup's family, friends and @TorontoPolice colleagues at this difficult time.

[Giacomo De Luca @jackdeliuc]

13y male. Headache, severe cyanosis. SpO2 ~80% (pulse oximetry). No response to 100% FiO2. Normal Lung/Heart US.
Here the arterial blood gas.