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Rialto Fire highlights prehospital ultrasound trial, says field scans are informing care
Summary
Rialto Fire presented preliminary results from a prehospital ultrasound clinical study that staff say has produced field diagnostic images used to guide treatments; the department also said it hopes to expand to prehospital blood transfusions in the future.
Rialto Fire officials told the City Council on Feb. 10 that a clinical study using handheld ultrasound devices in the field has yielded images that directly affected patient care and hospital handoffs.
Chief Chris Jensen introduced Emergency Services Coordinator Kevin Dearden and Dr. Michael Nieke, the department’s medical director, who presented the program’s early findings. "Our preliminary data actually shows that we are 90% accurate in the field with the EMS using the ultrasound devices," Dr. Nieke said, describing comparisons of the…
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