@article{ref1,
title="Usefulness of an ultrasound-guided prehospital care for SCUBA diving accidents",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2024",
author="Martinet, Camille and Cungi, Pierre-Julien and Morin, Jean",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The incidence of diving accidents is increasing. Point-of-care ultrasound is the only imaging tool available in the field for the military physician who practices in isolated conditions. While ultrasound is integrated in the pre-hospital evaluation protocols of severe trauma patients, few applications are described for diving accident victims. Through a clinical case, we propose an algorithm of ultrasound triage for diving accidents with pulmonary symptoms. Point-of-care ultrasound makes it possible to avoid a risky transfer, by supporting a diagnosis and the treatment on the spot, to rule out contraindications to recompression, and to detect and monitor the treatment of high-risk complications such as the capillary leak syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.1093/milmed/usae206",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae206"
}