Title:The Role of Point of Care Ultrasound in the Injured Paediatric Patient
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Author(s): Victor Istasy*, Drew Thompson, Sheena Belisle S, Mireille Gharib and Rodrick Lim
Affiliation:
- Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, Ontario, ON,Canada
Keywords:
Point of care ultrasound, imaging, pediatric, trauma, low-dose radiation, injured paediatric patient.
Abstract: The focus of this review is to examine the current state of paediatric Point of Care Ultrasound
(POCUS) in the injured patient. POCUS has become useful across various medical specialties
owing to its ease of use, reproducibility and non-ionizing qualities. Point of care ultrasound has
advanced over the past years and has proven to be an extremely useful adjunct in the injured child.
Discussion will center around the challenges on when and how to best utilize POCUS. This includes
but is not limited to: detection of peritoneal free fluid, pneumothoraces, hemothoraces, pericardial
effusions, a wide array of fractures, lung contusions and many other applications. Discussion
will also be focused on the evolution of POCUS, as well as a discussion around the determination
of training standards.
