• Prehosp Emerg Care · Jan 2023

    Case Reports

    Paramedic-performed Carotid Artery Ultrasound Heralds Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report.

    • Amanda L Humphries, WhiteJenna M BJMBDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA., R Elliott Guinn, and Darren A Braude.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Houston McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
    • Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023 Jan 1; 27 (1): 107111107-111.

    AbstractPoint-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has been demonstrated to have multiple applications in the care of critically ill and injured patients, especially given its portability and ease of use. These characteristics of POCUS make it ideal for use in the prehospital environment as well. We present a case that highlights a novel application of ultrasound in the prehospital management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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