Article Tags: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Programs

Sigmund Kharasch, MD; Matthew Moake, MD PhD; Antonio Riera, MD – Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has undergone important growth in the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) in the last 14 years and is recognized as a critical diagnostic tool in the care of ill and injured children. The first PEM POCUS fellowship was established in 2010. Now, there are currently 30 ultrasound fellowships that offer training to PEM physicians. In 2014, 46 PEM POCUS leaders established the P2 (PEM POCUS) Network (www.P2network.org). This serves as a platform for sharing expertise, building research collaborations, and offering mentorship in the use of POCUS in PEM.

Brain Point of Care Ultrasound in Young Children Receiving Computed Tomography in the Emergency Department: A Proof of Concept Study

Stephanie R. Davenport; Nadya Ben Fadel; Jorge Davila; Nick Barrowman; Vid Bijelic; Allan E. Shefrin – Over the last 15 years, point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as one of the most important and most utilized tools in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) [1,2]. What was initially used as a screening tool in the assessment of major traumas to help determine the requirements for further investigation or management is now used in over 40 clinical applications including the assessment of intra-abdominal hemorrhage, cardiac views to assess function and fluid, the identification of testicular torsion and the evaluation of skull fractures [1], to list a few.