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Global Health: FUJIFILM SonoSite Donates Ultrasound Systems to Refugee Rescue Organisation

May 23, 2017
FUJIFILM SonoSite Donates Portable Ultrasound Systems to Refugee Rescue Organization
FUJIFILM SonoSite has donated two M-Turbo point-of-care ultrasound systems to the non-governmental sea rescue organisation Proactiva Open Arms, based in Badalona, Spain, to support efforts in rescuing refugees. Proaativa Open Arms specialises in surveillance and rescue missions of refugee-filled boats...[Read more]

Treating Acute Pain Without Opioids

May 15, 2017
For the past 20-odd years in the United States, traumatic and acute conditions have often been treated in the Emergency Room using opioid drugs. Now, with the effects of a nationwide opioid addiction crisis becoming increasingly dire, hospitals and trauma...[Read more]

SonoSite Edge II at the 2017 Gaes Titan Desert Race

May 3, 2017
SonoSite Edge II at the Gaes Titan Desert in 2017
The Gaes Titan Desert by Garmin is a 6-day endurance bike race over mountain terrain; the 2017 edition takes place in Morocco. From April 30-May 5, the Titan Desert saw over 463 top-level mountain bikers cover 380 miles of unyielding...[Read more]

Ultrasound and Changes in Value-Based Care

May 1, 2017
Uncertainty – especially in economics, government, or healthcare - can be hard to handle. Combine a little bit of uncertainty in Washington D.C. and the medical community and you’ll have a window into 2017, a time when the future of...[Read more]

Global Health: Ultrasound Expands Access and Improves Maternal Care

April 20, 2017
SonoSite mobile ultrasound project
Every day, 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. 99% live in rural areas. Many of them could be prevented with proper maternal care including ultrasound imaging during their pregnancy and delivering in a medical clinic...[Read more]

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Shows Promise for Osgood-Schlatter Diagnosis

March 27, 2017
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a developmental disorder that causes musculoskeletal problems and is rare in the normal population. However, the condition is more common in teenagers who play sports, affecting an estimated 3-5% percent of this population; it causes painful inflammation...[Read more]

The Range of POCUS: Emergency Rooms to Vascular Access to Intensive Care Training

March 13, 2017
Did you know that SonoSite’s first mission was to create an ultrasound machine that could be carried into battle? The concept was simple: Get treatment to a trauma victim by giving a frontline clinician an ultrasound machine that could be...[Read more]

User Stories: Madrid's Emergency Services and Portable Ultrasound

February 27, 2017
Since point-of-care ultrasound systems were originally designed for dealing with emergencies in a battlefield setting, it's not surprising that ultrasound now plays a pivotal role in emergency vehicles around the world. Dr Ramón de Elías Hernandez, head of on-call doctors...[Read more]

User Stories: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Aids Elephant Conservation in Vietnam

February 6, 2017
Vietnam’s wild elephant population has dropped from over 2,000 animals to less than 100 in 20 years, making the country’s 60 or so captive elephants vital to preserving the genetic lines of this critically endangered species. Dr. Willem Schaftenaar, Veterinary...[Read more]

Beyond the Block: Anaesthesia Ultrasound for Perioperative Care

January 30, 2017
The role of the anaesthesiologist is evolving to include perioperative care. With hospitals seeking innovative ways to streamline patient care and improve outcomes, anaesthesiologists are increasingly expected to provide patient care beyond general anaesthesia and nerve blocks. But beyond the...[Read more]

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