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Keller Prehospital Ultrasound Study

NCT01074112 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-02-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is based on the premise that ultrasound is not commonly used in an ambulance. There are some departments that do deploy it into the field, but of those departments there is almost no data collected about its use. Currently Paramedics are not recognized by insurance companies as health care providers capable of performing ultrasound. If there were more data on the subject that may eventually change. We are hoping to prove that not only is ultrasound useful in an ambulance, but that paramedics are good at interpreting the results. We will save images, the paramedic's diagnosis and some basic information about the call. We will not save any protected health information (PHI) or any information linking the subject to the study. The data collected will be sent to a non-biased ultrasound reviewer to grade the images for the accuracy of diagnosis and the quality of the view obtained. This data will be used to formulate a report and statistics on paramedic's ability to perform ultrasound in the field.

Conditions

  • Ultrasonography
  • Multiple Trauma
  • Kidney Calculi
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
  • Pregnancy
  • Catheterization, Venous

Interventions

DEVICE

EFAST exam

Ultrasound of the heart, morisons pouch, pelvis, spleen and both lungs

DEVICE

Pelvic Ultrasound

Ultrasound view of the pelvis. including the bladder and uterus

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access

Use of the ultrasound machine to identify a usable vein and guide the needle into the vein. After cannulation ultrasound is used to determine correct placement and identify extravasation.

DEVICE

Focused Ultrasound Scan

Use of ultrasound to identify and measure structures in the abdomen, thorax, retroperitoneum, or other necessary places.

DEVICE

Cardiac Ultrasound

Ultrasound views of the heart

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Keller Fire Rescue

    lead OTHER_GOV

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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