Dedicated to the development of point of care ultrasound in Ireland
The Irish POCUS scene is flourishing in 2018! There are 3 high quality POCUS courses available later this year In September, @VTEIreland is hosting a focussed heart and lung POCUS course as the pre-conference workshop ahead of the annual international … Read More »
Sono24/7 are Ireland’s first Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education group. They are led by a team of senior Emergency physicians specialising in POCUS clinical education. Have a look at their website over at sono247.org Sono24/7 will hold a ‘Introduction to … Read More »
A 69 year old lady presents to the emergency department overnight with nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. This has been worsening for a period of weeks. She has now become confused and cannot tell you any of her past medical … Read More »
Author: Andy Neill, EM Trainee The case A 60F attends your ED with a complaint for sudden onset right arm weakness that began 90 minutes prior. She has been triaged to your ED by ambulance as a stroke call and has … Read More »
Author: Nicolas Lim, EM Trainee You are attending a 70 year old male on the corridor of a busy emergency department. GP referral with vomiting and headaches after an unwitnessed fall in nursing home. He is currently on Dabigatran for … Read More »
The case A young male with a history of intravenous drug use presents to the ED of POCUS General Hospital with bleeding from a sinus in his groin. The bleeding was minor and there is none at present.
The case A young male presents with abdominal pain 24 hrs after an assault where he was punched and kicked to the flanks. he is mildly tachycardia but walked into the ED and appears from the end of the bed … Read More »
By Nick Lim (EM Trainee, Ireland) Most EM trainees who have done Level 1 Ultrasound training would be familiar with the use of Ultrasound in the detection of pneumothorax (sensitivity 86-98%). This compares very well to other established modalities like … Read More »
The case An elderly male is bought to your ED from a nursing home. He has severe dementia and is unable to communicate but appeared to be in pain earlier as per staff. He has a known AAA that has … Read More »
The case a middle aged male is brought to your ED “found down”. You have no name, no age and he is not one of your regular attenders that you are on first name terms with. He is hypothermic, drowsy, … Read More »