Systematic training in focused cardiopulmonary ultrasound affects decision-making in the prehospital setting - two case reports

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We present two cases from the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Denmark, in which prehospital physicians trained in cardiac ultrasound (FATE) disclosed significant pathology that induced a radical change for the critical patient's course. © 2014 Jakobsen et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Jakobsen, L. K., Bøtker, M. T., Lawrence, L. P., Sloth, E., & Knudsen, L. (2014). Systematic training in focused cardiopulmonary ultrasound affects decision-making in the prehospital setting - two case reports. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-22-29

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