Ultrasound equipment for the pediatric emergency department: a review

Alyssa Abo; Kenneth Kelley; Nathan Kuppermann; Seric Cusick

doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820db814

Ultrasound equipment for the pediatric emergency department: a review

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Mar;27(3):220-6; quiz 227-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820db814.

Authors

Alyssa Abo¹, Kenneth Kelley, Nathan Kuppermann, Seric Cusick

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, CA 95817, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21378527
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820db814

Abstract

Ultrasound is gaining momentum for use in the pediatric emergency department. It is important to understand the fundamentals of ultrasound equipment as it relates to pediatric emergency medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / supply & distribution*
Point-of-Care Systems / statistics & numerical data*
Ultrasonography / instrumentation*
Ultrasonography / statistics & numerical data
United States