ABSTRACTS FOR ULTRASOUND AND ED SYSTEMS, FREE PAPER SESSION
Abstracts for Ultrasound and ED Systems, Free Paper Session, Thursday 17 September 12.00–12.45, Pippard Lecture TheatreCan tele-ultrasound examinations for FAST, performed by inexperienced technicians by remote instruction, produce diagnostic quality images?
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
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Introduction
The applications for ultrasound in emergency medicine (EM) have expanded meteorically over the past decade—it has even been described as "the stethoscope for the 21st century". However, as a sub-specialisation within EM and the prehospital environment, it is still in its infancy. We assessed whether ultrasound trained EM practitioners could guide untrained individuals in producing diagnostic FAST examinations via a telemedicine link.
Methods
41 subjects with no experience of performing ultrasound scans were shown a 5 min induction video and then instructed through a FAST examination by a trained EM physician at the remote end of a telemedicine link. The images were graded for diagnostic quality by the instructor and, independently, retrospectively by blinded radiologists.
Results
41 subjects produced 164 images under guidance. 91.5% (150/164) of the images were considered of diagnostic quality, with almost complete
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