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Prehospital
POCUS Course

Master prehospital POCUS to perform and interpret eFAST, cardiac, thoracic, and airway scans while integrating ultrasound-guided vascular access and protocols into clinical practice for rapid, life-saving decision making.
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8 lessons 

Topics cover the eFAST exam, transthoracic cardiac POCUS, airway essentials, and more.

200+ quiz questions

Test your knowledge with our
pre-tests and exams.

Video hours

Watch hours of video content and clinical case discussions.

Cert of completion

Document completing the course in a formal your certificate of completion
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A Step-by-Step Approach to the Prehospital POCUS Course

Using the I-AIM method, you’ll master each phase of the scan from start to finish. By the end of the course, you'll be able to:

Indications

List the clinical indications for performing the prehospital POCUS examinations

Acquisition

  • Select correct transducer
  • Discuss scanning preparations
  • Demonstrate the different prehospital POCUS examinations
  • Identify key normal sonographic findings 

Interpretation

  • Identify sonographic findings of hemoperitoneum
  • Identify sonographic findings of hemopericardium
  • Identify sonographic findings of a pneumothorax
  • Identify sonographic findings of global left and right ventricular function
  • Identify sonographic findings of right heart strain
  • Identify sonographic findings of interstitial edema (heart failure)
  • Identify key incidental sonographic findings
  • Discuss POCUS examination limitations
  • Discuss sonographic approaches for vascular access

Medical Decision-Making

  • Discuss the role of these examinations in clinical practice
  • Discuss exam limitations
  • Discuss the role of POCUS protocols in clinical practice

Meet Your Instructors

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Dr. Bob Jones

DO, FACEP

Years of POCUS Experience

Residency POCUS programs founded

Articles and chapters written
Dr. Jones is an emergency physician with over 30 years of POCUS experience, currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio.

He founded multiple residency POCUS programs, created the Ohio ACEP ultrasound course, and served as ACEP Ultrasound Section Chair.

Dr. Jones lectures worldwide, has written numerous POCUS articles and chapters, co-chairs system-wide POCUS at MetroHealth, and leads the living anatomy/ultrasound program for pre-clerkship students.

Learning from Dr. Jones means you’ll gain practical, cutting-edge expertise from one of the field’s true pioneers.
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Prehospital POCUS!