A National Survey of Prehospital Care Services of United Kingdom for Use, Governance and Perception of Prehospital Point of Care Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a common practice in prehospital care over the last 10 years. There is lack of literature on its use and governance structure in United Kingdom (UK) prehospital care services. We aimed to survey the use, governance of prehospital POCUS among UK prehospital services and perceptions of clinicians and services regarding its utility and barriers to its implementation. Methods: Four electronic questionnaire surveys were delivered to UK helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) & clinicians, ambulance and community emergency medicine (CEM) services between 1^st of April and 31^st of July 2021 investigating current use, governance structure for POCUS and perception about its benefits and barriers. Invita

SUBMITTER: Naeem S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983728 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature