Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of ultrasound in emergencies / Ben Davies, Adam Brooks -- The physics of ultrasound / Jim Connolly -- Image acquisition and artefacts / Otto Chan -- Focussed assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) / Adam Brooks, M. Gage Oschner -- Ultrasound of the chest / Douglas R Hamilton, Ashot Sargysan, Scott A. Dulchavsky -- Ultrasound assessment of the abdominal aorta / Simon England -- Abdominal emergencies / Ali Naraghi, Otto Chan -- Bedside ultrasound as an adjunct in the evaluation of critically ill patients / Anthony J. Dean -- Obstetric and gynaecological emergencies / Andrew Loughney, Stephen Stirgess -- Soft tissue ultrasound / Robert Cooper, Dominic Barron -- Ultrasound for bony trauma / Adam Brooks, James L. Williams -- Ultrasound for venous access / Richard G. McWilliams, Christopher Boyd -- Procedural applications of emergency bedside ultrasound / Anthony J. Dean, Daniel K. Vining -- Ultrasound in austere and mass casualty settings / Leonard J. King -- Training in emergency ultrasound / Susie Hewitt, Michael R. Marohn, David Wherry.

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