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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 151-159Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-015-0498-8
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CAVEAT protocol; Disaster management; Mass casualty incident; Ultrasound; Triage
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Ultrasound technology has become ubiquitous in modern medicine. Its applications span the assessment of life-threatening trauma or hemodynamic conditions, to elective procedures such as image-guided peripheral nerve blocks. Sonographers have utilized ultrasound techniques in the pre-hospital setting, emergency departments, operating rooms, intensive care units, outpatient clinics, as well as during mass casualty and disaster management. Currently available ultrasound devices are more affordable, portable, and feature user-friendly interfaces, making them well suited for use in the demanding situation of a mass casualty incident (MCI) or disaster triage. We have reviewed the existing literature regarding the application of sonology in MCI and disaster scenarios, focusing on the most promising and practical ultrasound-based paradigms applicable in these settings.
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