Point-of-care ultrasound implemented into emergency medicine

Implementation of Butterfly iQ into EMS.

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is common in emergency medicine, yet there is a significant gap in utilization by pre-hospital providers—despite evidence that POCUS alters management and improves outcomes in many patients with emergent presentations. This playbook is designed to provide solutions to frequently encountered barriers of ultrasound adoption by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers.

We’ll cover:

How pre-hospital POCUS can help providers diagnose and potentially treat patients while in transport to the emergency department

Barriers to adoption you may come across during POCUS implementation to pre-hospital providers and how to overcome them

Factors to account for during post-POCUS implementation to ensure continued success

Read this playbook to understand what your EMS practice needs to implement POCUS and treat patients pre-hospital.

For prescription use only. Butterfly [iQ/iQ+/iQ3™] is a portable ultrasound system designed for external ultrasound imaging. Read the User Manual for warnings, precautions and/or contraindications.

Butterfly iQ/iQ+/iQ3™ is a portable ultrasound system designed for external ultrasound imaging. Butterfly iQ+ Bladder™ is a portable ultrasound system designed for noninvasive ultrasound imaging of the bladder for urinary volume measurement. iQ+ Bladder available for purchase individually. Read the User Manual for warnings, precautions and/or contraindications.

Not all presets, imaging modes and features are available everywhere. Check for availability in your country, subscription type, and software version.

Names and data used in examples on product screens are fictitious unless otherwise noted.

All comparative claims are made relative to second-generation iQ+ product.

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ScanLab is for educational use only and not for diagnostic use. ScanLab is a separately downloadable educational app included with your Butterfly membership.

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