Monday 20 September 2021

78th Saturday Summit: WACEM Weekly Global e-Grand Rounds on POCUS in Cervical Fractures



11th September 2021

VK, V., Bhoi, S., Aggarwal, P., Murmu, L., Agrawal, D., Kumar, A., Sinha, T.P. and Galwankar, S. (2021), Diagnostic utility of point of care ultrasound in identifying cervical spine injury in emergency settings. Australas J Ultrasound Med. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12274

Online : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajum.12274

The Grand Round Focused on the Utility of POCUS in Identyfing  Cervical Fractures. It was a exploratory research model where initially training was imparted to the person doing the ultrasound and different probes were used to make the diagnosis.

Following Detailed Discussion Following Outcomes were comprehended:

1. More Study was needed on the subject

2. Proper Training Curriculum will need to be built

3. Creation of a  Ultrasound Compatible C-Collar could be a innovations Opportunity

4. Focus on MSK injuries beyond just bone injuries and also vascular assessment will be a great area of research.




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