• Emerg Med J · Nov 2011

    Case Reports

    Saved by focused echo evaluation in resuscitation.

    • N Hollister, R Bond, A Donovan, and B Nicholls.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset, UK. nigel.hollister@doctors.org.uk
    • Emerg Med J. 2011 Nov 1; 28 (11): 986-9.

    AbstractA 74-year-old woman received thrombolysis for pericarditis. She subsequently developed shock and cardiac arrest. The case report describes the events of how a simple immediate bedside focused echo proved to be a life saving assessment. Current availability and training issues in focused transthoracic echo are discussed.

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