One Year of Experience in Using Hand-Held Ultrasound as a Learning Tool in Ultrasound Rotation at the Emergency Department

Kamonwon Lenghong; Korakot Apiratwarakul

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2020.5573

Authors

Kamonwon Lenghong Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Korakot Apiratwarakul Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2020.5573

Keywords:

Ultrasonography, medical education, Emergency Medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent advancements in ultrasound technology have been introduced in medical education. The use of the hand-held ultrasound device (the HHU device) has been implemented in many medical schools. However, no studies have previously been conducted in Thailand.

AIM: We aimed at evaluating the experience of using the HHU device in the ultrasound rotation for the emergency medicine (EM) residents.

METHODS: A survey was conducted of 1^st-year EM residents at the Emergency Department at Srinagarind Hospital, who had been trained to use point-of-care ultrasound and who were provided with a HHU device during their 2-week ultrasound rotation during the period from July 2019 to June 2020. The survey consisted of ten questions about the participants’ learning experiences in using the HHU. Moreover, we evaluate the process of reviewing the ultrasound images and ultrasound video clips from the HHU device.

RESULTS: The response rate for the survey was 100%. On the baseline survey, most participants rated their learning experiences in using the HHU device at more than four points. Overall, 106 patients were examined with the HHU device. All ultrasound video clips and images were examined in the section for “reviewing the ultrasound images.” The three areas that were the most frequently examined had been the abdomen, the heart, and the soft tissue and musculoskeletal, respectively. During these ultrasound examinations, 82 positive findings (77.36%) were discovered.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the participants had agreed that the HHU device was a tool, which had the potential to promote learning during the ultrasound rotation.

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