Dedicated to the development of point of care ultrasound in Ireland
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 »
This video was recorded live at the IAEM Ultrasound Workshop in October 2016, in Clontarf Castle. Huge thanks to the faculty involved in this for graciously allowing their talks to be posted here. And massive thanks to Dr Zeki Atesli … Read More »
This video was recorded live at the IAEM Ultrasound Workshop in October 2016, in Clontarf Castle. Huge thanks to the faculty involved in this for graciously allowing their talks to be posted here. And massive thanks to Dr Zeki Atesli … Read More »
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 »