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FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
with coagulating blood ... in a pediatric trauma ... Sacramento, CA #Clinical ... #Peds #Trauma # ... POCUS #Echocardiogram
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
got us hooked on POCUS ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
POCUS Elderly ... direct detection of signs ... Aortic #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #hemorrhage
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
joint effusion/hemorrhage ... considerable amount of blood ... called the “Sail sign ... #Fracture #trauma ... #clinical #radiology
Blood in the Bladder on POCUS following MVC

MVC, seat belt sign, no FF in the abdomen,
Blood in the Bladder ... on POCUS following ... MVC, seat belt sign ... #ultrasounnd #trauma ... #clinical #hemorrhage
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Lots of blood in ... Spenorenal #Space #Hemorrhage ... #Blood #pocus # ... ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... sheath hematoma and hemorrhagic ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #wall
Hemopericardium on POCUS after Stab Wound

Stab wound to chest:
Blood clot ==> echos. 
Hemopericardium ==> Easily Missed
wound to chest: Blood ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #echocardiogram ... #trauma #stab # ... clinical #hemorrhagic
Avoiding Large Blood Vessels during Paracentesis on POCUS

Once you find fluid and before you sample, u/s
Avoiding Large Blood ... Paracentesis on POCUS ... lead to fatal hemorrhage ... #abdominal #clinical ... #ultrasound #color
Heart Point Sign
Patient presenting after stab wound to left anterior chest.
A-lines where you should be seeing
Heart Point Sign ... 21175508/ - VCU Ultrasound ... #HeartPoint #Sign ... #trauma #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram