Air Medical Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 34-39 , January 2005

The potential of handheld trauma sonography in the air medical transport of the trauma victim

  • Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, MHSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of critical care medicine and surgery, Foothills Medicine Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: AW Kirkpatrick, MD, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403 29th St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 2T9
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  • Karen Breeck, MHSc, MD, ABPM (AM)

      Affiliations

    • Canadian Forces, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Julielynn Wong, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Queens University School of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • Douglas R. Hamilton, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Wyle Life Sciences, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Paul B. McBeth, MASc

      Affiliations

    • Seaman Family MR Research Center, Foothills Medicine Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Bruce Sawadsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Air Ambulance Base Hospital Program, Canada
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  • Mike J. Betzner, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of emergency medicine, Foothills Medicine Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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☆ This manuscript was presented at the Aerospace Medical Association 75th Annual Scientific Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, May 5, 2004.

PII: S1067-991X(04)00215-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2004.10.012

Air Medical Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 34-39 , January 2005

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