1. To understand the basic knowledge of ultrasound
2. To recognize indications for an emergency department bedside ultrasound.
3. To perform bedside ultrasound of the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and extremities.
4. To read and interpret limited emergency department bedside ultrasounds.

The student will be required to complete twenty 8 hour shifts in the ED and perform a minimum of 100 bedside ultrasounds on ED patients. Instruction and supervision will be provided by faculty noted above.  Indications for ED ultrasound, the limitations of ultrasound, knobology, and image acquisition will be emphasized. The student will focus on, but is not limited to, imaging of the following: gallbladder and biliary tract, kidneys, heart, aorta, and pelvic organs. In addition, ultrasound will be used during guided procedures, examining for intra-abdominal fluid in traumas, and for foreign body imaging. The student will be required to keep a log of ultrasounds performed with follow up on confirmatory studies obtained. Twenty ultrasounds performed will be digital video and reviewed with the instructor who is present on shift. The student is to be present and participate at ED ultrasound video review sessions and lectures. One online case will be produced during the rotation, with the aide of the course director, to be distributed to the EM residents, fellows, and faculty. Suggested archived video will be reviewed by the student.

Suggested Reading:

Simon, B.C., Snoey, E.R. Ultrasound in Emergency and Ambulatory Medicine. Mosby 1997