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Calif. Fire Department to Employ Portable Ultrasound Machines
03/03/2015
Portable ultrasound units will help paramedics and EMTs detect internal injuries at the scene of accidents. They will then be able to relay that information to hospitals so they are ready when the patient arrives.
“This is really the first time in history that we’ve been able to use technology to take a look inside our patients to help give us a better idea of what critical condition they’re experiencing or problem they’re having at the time that they call 911,” said Dr. Michael Kaufmann, EMS medical director at St. Vincent and Carmel Fire Department.
Read more at https://wishtv.com/2015/02/20/carmel-fire-department-to-employ-portable-ultrasound-machines/.
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