Non-physician Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Carotid Pulse Check Simulator Training
Monday, April 8, 2024
11:25am – 11:35am
Location: 406
Authors: Edmund Hsu, Emergency medicine Megan Guy, UC Irvine Natalie Van Gilder, University of California, Irvine Soheil Saadat, University of California, Irvine Amanda dos Santos, UCI Kyle Dornhofer, UC Irvine Albert Lee, UC Irvine Alisa Wray, UC Irvie Health Ryan Gibney, Uc irvine Brenda Nash, University of California, Irvine Ñora Perez-Moreno, Medical Education Ultrasound / Ultrasound Interest Group Symposium Chris Fox, UCI
The inaccuracies and time-delays of manual pulse checks are infamous, posing significant risks to patient mortality and failing to deliver trustworthy pulse determinations. With the common calls for the traditional pulse check to be forgone entirely, there is a pressing need in the medical community for an updated pulse check protocol.
Applying Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) technology, this task trainer simulation tested the abilities and inter-rater reliability of non-physicians to perform POCUS carotid pulse checks. The POCUS pulse check technique promises a revolutionized capacity for accurate and timely pulse determination. With its application in both field and emergency rooms, POCUS technology can be applied to perform faster pulse checks, ensure accurate resuscitation protocol, reduce patient mortality risks, and alleviate workflow strain on life-saving healthcare personnel.