Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports
Joint Authors
Feletti, Francesco
Mucci, Viviana
Aliverti, Andrea
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chest ultrasonography (CU) is a noninvasive imaging technique able to provide an immediate diagnosis of the underlying aetiology of acute respiratory failure and traumatic chest injuries.
Given the great technologies, it is now possible to perform accurate CU in remote and adverse environments including the combat field, extreme sport settings, and environmental disasters, as well as during space missions.
Today, the usage of CU in the extreme emergency setting is more likely to occur, as this technique proved to be a fast diagnostic tool to assist resuscitation manoeuvres and interventional procedures in many cases.
A scientific literature review is presented here.
This was based on a systematic search of published literature, on the following online databases: PubMed and Scopus.
The following words were used: “chest sonography,” “ thoracic ultrasound,” and “lung sonography,” in different combinations with “extreme sport,” “extreme environment,” “wilderness,” “catastrophe,” and “extreme conditions.” This manuscript reports the most relevant usages of CU in the extreme setting as well as technological improvements and current limitations.
CU application in the extreme setting is further encouraged here.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Feletti, Francesco& Mucci, Viviana& Aliverti, Andrea. 2018. Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports. Canadian Respiratory Journal،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151893
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Feletti, Francesco…[et al.]. Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports. Canadian Respiratory Journal No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151893
American Medical Association (AMA)
Feletti, Francesco& Mucci, Viviana& Aliverti, Andrea. Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151893
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151893