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Sierra Madre Fire Department to pilot pre‑hospital lung ultrasound in county study
Sierra Madre City Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary
City staff said Sierra Madre Fire Department will join a pilot to use handheld lung ultrasound (Butterfly POCUS) in the pre‑hospital setting; training is scheduled for March at Station 41 and the device purchase was funded by community donations.
Sierra Madre Fire Department staff updated the council that the department was selected as one of two Los Angeles County agencies to participate in a pilot study testing pre‑hospital ultrasound use, focused on lung imaging.
Staff said state and local EMS agencies approved the pilot and that physicians, educators and…
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