Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma
Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma Andrew DePiero Introduction Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) is used as a rapid assessment tool for patients with severe blunt abdominal trauma. The use…
Ultrasound-Assisted Venous Access
Ultrasound-Assisted Venous Access Susanne I. Kost Introduction Intravenous catheter placement for pediatric patients is a critically important technical skill for health care professionals in the emergency department (ED). A combination…
Ultrasonographic Foreign Body Localization and Removal
Ultrasonographic Foreign Body Localization and Removal Barbara M. G. Peña Introduction Children commonly present to the emergency department (ED) with a subcutaneous foreign body (splinter, glass, etc.). Although rarely life-threatening,…
Ultrasound Evaluation of Potential Ectopic Pregnancy
Ultrasound Evaluation of Potential Ectopic Pregnancy Verena T. Valley James R. Mateer Introduction More than one million ectopic pregnancies were estimated to have occurred among women in the United States…
Emergent Cardiac Ultrasonography
Emergent Cardiac Ultrasonography Kathleen A. Lillis Dietrich Jehle Introduction Ultrasonography is a valuable recent addition to the diagnostic armamentarium of emergency physicians. Bedside sonography allows for more rapid diagnosis and…
Ultrasound-Assisted Suprapubic Bladder Aspiration
Ultrasound-Assisted Suprapubic Bladder Aspiration John M. Loiselle Introduction Suprapubic bladder aspiration of urine is a means of obtaining urine in a sterile fashion by passing a needle through the abdominal…
General Principles of Emergency Department Ultrasonography
General Principles of Emergency Department Ultrasonography John M. Loiselle Introduction The beginning of ultrasonography can be traced to the development of sonar in World War II. Applications in the field…
Warming Procedures
Warming Procedures Robert Hickey Allan de Caen Introduction Hypothermia is defined as a core temperature below 35°C (95°F). The most common cause of hypothermia in the pediatric population is exposure…
Cooling Procedures
Cooling Procedures Rhett Lieberman Valerie McDougall Kestner Introduction The spectrum of heat-related illness includes those that are relatively benign and self-limited and those that are potentially more serious and life-threatening….
Envenomation Management and Tick Removal
Envenomation Management and Tick Removal Diane P. Calello Kevin C. Osterhoudt G. Randall Bond Introduction Envenomation management procedures vary greatly by offending organism but generally involve some part of three…
