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0 pointsJshWright8y ago0 comments

Yeah, this sort of thing is making quick inroads in prehospital care (this is far from the first portable ultrasound). Finding veins, FAST[1] scans, assessing the heart more directly during cardiac arrest, etc.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focused_assessment_with_sonogr...

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jazoom8y ago· 2 in thread

We've been using portable USS machines for years but I suppose what I meant is one I can keep in my pocket and one that doesn't cost $150000.

JshWrightOP8y ago

The GE Vscan has been around for years.

jazoom8y ago

That's interesting. I've not seen that before. Still seems to be far more expensive than what I'm thinking of, though.

I'm looking forward to the day when every junior doctor can have one around their neck like every doctor has a stethoscope.

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