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Author(s) -
Chung CH
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790801500401
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency ultrasound , ultrasound , subspecialty , emergency department , emergency physician , emergency medicine , ultrasound imaging , medical emergency , radiology , ultrasonography , general surgery , nursing , family medicine
Correspondence to: Chung Chin Hung, FRCS(Glasg), FHKAM(Surgery), FHKAM(Emergency Medicine) North District Hospital, Accident & Emergency Department, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, N.T., Hong Kong Email: chunch@ha.org.hk In recent years, Emergency Medicine has witnessed rapid growth and extended usage of emergency ultrasound. An increasing number of residency and fellowship training programmes in ultrasound are being offered and emergency ultrasound as a subspecialty of Emergency Medicine has gained increasing recognition. Not only has the ultrasound machine become standard equipment in emergency departments, but its applications have been rapidly expanding. Emergency phys ic ians have been exploring the use of endovaginal sonography, echocardiography, musculoskeletal sonography, lower-extremity Doppler, testicular ultrasound, ultrasound-guided central line placement, foreign body removal and aspirat ion of abscess , and recently, ocular ultrasound. 1,2