November 2012 was an active month for ultrasound usage across the three academic sites (Victoria Hospital – Emergency Department, University Hospital – Emergency Department, St. Joseph’s Health Care – Urgent Care Centre) covered by the Division of Emergency Medicine. A total of 837 studies were performed and archived in November 2012. Roughly 40 percent of studies were performed by physicians training to become competent in basic ED ultrasound applications.
A more detailed summary of the data is below:
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ST.J-UCC = St. Joseph’s Health Care – Urgent Care Centre
UH-ED = University Hospital – Emergency Department
VH-AED = Victoria Hospital – Adult Emergency Department
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Other includes Ocular, MSK/Soft Tissue and Procedural Guidance studies