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A Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine–hosted ultrasound Podcasts and apps for iPod/iPad or handheld devices:
resource (http://sinaiem.us) has multiple useful links iMedicalApps (www.imedicalapps.com/2010/12/pocket
and plenty of online tutorials on common ultrasound atlasemergencyultrasoundipadiphonemedicalapp
examinations. review) offers great access to EM ultrasound text. The
app contains extensive information and detailed photos
Commercial sites and videos. It is an ideal reference for more experienced
The American College of Emergency Physicians offers providers.
a fantastic free website (www.sonoguide.com). The site
provides an overview, videos, and explanations for all Emergency Ultrasound app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/
the relevant ultrasound examinations. It also includes itunesu/emergencyultrasound/id429668403) is a free
a section on ultrasoundguided procedures, including EM ultrasound podcast with video demonstrations of
IV access, FB identification, and incision and drainage. the examinations hosted by J. Christian Fox, MD, of
There is a collection of cases to review findings in a clin the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.
ical scenario setting.
Ultrasound Podcast (www.ultrasoundpodcast.com) has
Another American College of Emergency Physicians re multiple resources and lectures on the core EM ultra
source, provided by the Ultrasound Interest Group (www. sound examinations.
acep.org/content.aspx?id=32182), includes links to free
online examinations, a sonoguide, and resources for how This list of resources is by no means all inclusive, but
to provide quality assurance for all examinations, includ our goal is to provide providers and instructors with
ing the proper documentation procedures for each. some resources to make your ultrasound training and
skill sustainment as high yield as possible.
Sonosite hosts a website (www.sonosite.com) that has
an educational section that includes the basics of most Reach Out to the EM Community
of the ultrasound examinations, with videos. This site
also includes important information on the “buttonol Over the last 10 to 15 years, POCUS examinations have
ogy” of each of their portable ultrasound devices and become the standard of care in much of the EM com
describes how to use the more advanced features of the munity. In addition to contacting your local MTF for
devices. assistance, another option is to involve the EM commu
nity at large. Army, Air Force, and Navy all have active
The Society of Academic Emergency Medicine–hosted duty EM training programs. These programs often have
interest group for ultrasound (www.saem.org/academy faculty who have received 1 to 2 years of additional
emergencyultrasound) likely has many good resources “fellowship” training in POCUS. They are experts in
and links to recent academic research on ultrasound. the field and are a great resource for instruction. There
are many commercial companies you can contract with
CME download (http://cmedownload.com) has a free for a specific ultrasound course, but many of the ac
section of lectures, including multiple ultrasound lec tiveduty emergency physicians can provide similar in
tures covering the majority of the major emergency struction, often at no cost or for the cost of temporary
medicine (EM) ultrasound examinations. This is a great, additional duty expenses to your location. If you secure
free resource. one of these highly trained individuals to help with your
unit training, you will likely benefit from not only their
Ultrasound Village (www.ultrasoundvillage.com) is based medical knowledge and technical skill but operational
out of Australia. Registration is free and there are multiple experience with use of POCUS in the deployed setting,
instruction modules available. something unlikely to be available from a commercial
vendor. The civilian EM community has also embraced
Emergency Ultrasound (www.emergencyultrasound.org. POCUS and there are many medical centers with large
uk) is based in the United Kingdom and has multiple links training programs. If no MTF facilities are available, the
to videos and other national EM ultrasound websites. civilian community can be a great resource for training
and experience.
Fee sites
The Emsono website (www.emsono.com) is a full Final Recommendations
spectrum, online ultrasound resource with instructional
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modules, examinations, and multiple videos. This is a Recommendations from Keenan et al. in 2008 to in
great resource, but it is a subscription service. Many of corporate the initial standardized skill training and cer
the contributors are Department of Defense or former tification into the initial training pipeline at the Joint
Department of Defense emergency physicians. Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC)
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