MMSL 2011, 80(2):65-71 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2011.010

THE ROLE OF SONOGRAPHY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINEReview article

Jan Bydľovský*
Emergency Dept., University Hospital in Motol, Prague, Czech Republic Emergency Medical Service of Central Bohemia Region - Příbram, Czech Republic Dept. of General and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Czech Republic

Sonography, thanks to the miniaturization, is increasingly widespread as a bedside examination technique in both hospital and prehospital emergency care. A number of protocols were set up for its effective and fast usage. The article briefly depicts this method and the requirements and ways of its application in the emergency care.

Keywords: ultrasound; sonography; FAST; BLE; TTE

Received: March 7, 2011; Revised: May 27, 2011; Published: June 10, 2011  Show citation

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Bydľovský, J. (2011). THE ROLE OF SONOGRAPHY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. MMSL, 80(2), 65-71. doi: 10.31482/mmsl.2011.010
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