New Manual for Emergency Ultrasound

Since we’ve profiled so many neat new portable ultrasound devices lately, it might be of benefit for new ultrasound users to, you know, actually figure out how to use these doohickeys.
It turns out one of our mentors has just published a book on this topic: the Manual for Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Ultrasound.
This book is the best guide to ultrasound we’ve seen — and we’re not just saying that. It’s ideal for beginners, but has much to offer more advanced users as well. The book covers all the accepted and emerging uses of ultrasound — not just FAST, echocardiography, and line placement, but optic nerve sheath diameter, foreign body localization, DVT identification, and much more.
Each color-coded topic features high-quality images of normal and abnormal views, and anatomical illustrations to demonstrate proper probe positioning. The writing is straightforward, and equally suitable for referencing “on the job” or reviewing at leisure. The chapters include troubleshooting and pitfalls sections loaded with helpful imaging tips, and evidentiary tables to guide researchers, over and above the extensive bibliography. The authors helpfully included sample clinical protocols, to help guide physicians’ decision-making for starting therapy, calling consults, or considering other imaging methods.
Altogether, this rich, concise manual is packed with information to guide physicians at all levels of training through the full range of ED ultrasonography. Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound ought to be part of every department’s library, and bundled with the new machines hitting the market.
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