Dedicated to the development of point of care ultrasound in Ireland
VTE Dublin is into its second year now and growing strongly. VTE is a funny old disease with no on specialty “owning” things. It makes for a great chance to collaborate with other specialties and learn new tricks. PoCUS fits … Read More »
The UCD anatomy department facilitate a module for the medical students that includes a basic introduction to FAST scanning. This is the second year that some folk from PoCUS Ireland and the Mater have been involved. We covered the basic … 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 »
Ultrasound Imaging of the Renal Tract 15th October 2016, UCD, Dublin Ran by the British Medical Ultrasound Society and UCD. http://www.pocusireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Renal_Day_-_Dublin_2016.pdf
Following last years successful workshop at IAEM 2015 in Cork, a new all star faculty will be leading a thoracic ultrasound workshop immediately prior to IAEM 2016, on the 19th October at Clontarf Castle. Faculty will be drawn from multiple … 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 »
The case A 30 year old female with very poor english is brought to the ED following a syncopal episode at home. This was brief and with rapid recovery. On questioning she appears to have some mild abdominal pain but … Read More »