Imagine this case scenario. You are a junior medical officer who has just finished housemanship at a tertiary hospital. You are then assigned to a district hospital in Sabah which is at least 2 hour driving from the nearest tertiary hospital with specialist.<\/p>\r\n
It's your first month at work at the district hospital and you are oncall at the Emergency Department at 2am in the morning.<\/p>\r\n
The triage bell rings and the Medical Assistant pushed in a young man who is clutching his chest, appear breathless and started to become cyanosed.<\/p>\r\n
Short history from his friend ; he was riding a motorcycle alone without wearing helmet, tried to avoid a cow which was sitting at the middle of the road, skidded and fell forwards.<\/p>\r\n
His vital signs n arrival was Blood Pressure 80\/45mmHg, Pulse Rate 140beats per minute, Saturation 80% on room air.<\/p>\r\n
You noticed that he has bruises on right side of his chest and his right flank.<\/p>\r\n
Now you might need to think that this patient needs CT Scan As soon as possible in order to come to a diagnosis. But you know the limitations of working in a district hospital, and the patient needs stabilisation before it is safe enough to refer and transfer him to the district hospital<\/p>\r\n
What if we tell you that with one tool, you can at least come to a preliminary diagnosis and you can identify and treat his life threatening injuries.<\/p>\r\n
That tool is the bedside ultrasound, a tool invented not so long ago, but has been a wonderful helping hand to Emergency Department doctors across the world. Delicate but helpful, it is so useful that some places has a unique pet name for the ultrasound machine.<\/p>\r\n
This book is for you, medical undergraduates, junior House Officers and Medical Officers, in the hope that it will become an assistance in your daily job as a junior doctor, and those inspire to become an Emergency Physician.<\/p>\r\n
Plus, this book is free, in the hope that life saving knowledge and skills will no longer be reserved for those with money, as patients now not their doctor,\u00a0 but a doctor must know their patient.<\/p>\r\n
We hope you will enjoy this start of ultrasound journey with us...<\/p>\r\n
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Imagine this case scenario. You are a junior medical officer who has just finished housemanship at a tertiary hospital. You are then assigned to a district hospital in Sabah which is at least 2 hour driving from the nearest tertiary hospital with specialist.<\/p>\n
It’s your first month at work at the district hospital and you are oncall at the Emergency Department at 2am in the morning.<\/p>\n
The triage bell rings and the Medical Assistant pushed in a young man who is clutching his chest, appear breathless and started to become cyanosed.<\/p>\n
Short history from his friend ; he was riding a motorcycle alone without wearing helmet, tried to avoid a cow which was sitting at the middle of the road, skidded and fell forwards.<\/p>\n
His vital signs n arrival was Blood Pressure 80\/45mmHg, Pulse Rate 140beats per minute, Saturation 80% on room air.<\/p>\n
You noticed that he has bruises on right side of his chest and his right flank.<\/p>\n
Now you might need to think that this patient needs CT Scan As soon as possible in order to come to a diagnosis. But you know the limitations of working in a district hospital, and the patient needs stabilisation before it is safe enough to refer and transfer him to the district hospital<\/p>\n
What if we tell you that with one tool, you can at least come to a preliminary diagnosis and you can identify and treat his life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
That tool is the bedside ultrasound, a tool invented not so long ago, but has been a wonderful helping hand to Emergency Department doctors across the world. Delicate but helpful, it is so useful that some places has a unique pet name for the ultrasound machine.<\/p>\n
This book is for you, medical undergraduates, junior House Officers and Medical Officers, in the hope that it will become an assistance in your daily job as a junior doctor, and those inspire to become an Emergency Physician.<\/p>\n
Plus, this book is free, in the hope that life saving knowledge and skills will no longer be reserved for those with money, as patients now not their doctor,\u00a0 but a doctor must know their patient.<\/p>\n
We hope you will enjoy this start of ultrasound journey with us…<\/p>\n
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