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Point-of-Care Ultrasonography by Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians

2015; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 135; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1542/peds.2015-0343

1098-4275

Jennifer R. Marín, Resa E. Lewiss, Joan E. Shook, Alice D. Ackerman, Thomas H. Chun, Gregory P. Conners, Nanette C. Dudley, Susan Fuchs, Marc H. Gorelick, Natalie Lane, Brian R. Moore, Joseph L. Wright, Lee S. Benjamin, Kiyetta Alade, Joseph Arms, Jahn T. Avarello, Steve Baldwin, Isabel A. Barata, Kathleen Brown, Richard M. Cantor, Ariel Cohen, Ann Dietrich, Paul J. Eakin, Marianne Gausche‐Hill, Michael Gerardi, Charles J. Graham, Doug K. Holtzman, Jeffrey Hom, Paul Ishimine, Hasmig Jinivizian, Madeline Joseph, Sanjay Mehta, Aderonke Ojo, Audrey Z. Paul, Denis R. Pauze, Nadia M. Pearson, Brett Rosen, W. Scott Russell, Mohsen Saidinejad, Gerald R. Schwartz, Harold A. Sloas, Orel Swenson, Jonathan H. Valente, Muhammad Waseem, Paula J. Whiteman, Dale Woolridge, Steven B. Bird, Andra L. Blomkalns, Kathleen J. Clem, D. Mark Courtney, Deborah B. Diercks, Robert S. Hockberger, James F. Holmes, Lauren A. Hudak, Alan E. Jones, Amy H. Kaji, Ian B.K. Martin, Vicki E. Noble, Enrico Storti, James W. Tsung, Giovanni Volpicelli,

Radiation Dose and Imaging

Emergency physicians have used point-of-care ultrasonography since the 1990s. Pediatric emergency medicine physicians have more recently adopted this technology. Point-of-care ultrasonography is used for various scenarios, particularly the evaluation of soft tissue infections or blunt abdominal trauma and procedural guidance. To date, there are no published statements from national organizations specifically for pediatric emergency physicians describing the incorporation of point-of-care ultrasonography into their practice. This document outlines how pediatric emergency departments may establish a formal point-of-care ultrasonography program. This task includes appointing leaders with expertise in point-of-care ultrasonography, effectively training and credentialing physicians in the department, and providing ongoing quality assurance reviews.