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What if we could decrease the need for CVC placements in the ER?

"This data is pivotal for emergency medicine and the overall impact it can have on patient safety and cost reductions in the hospital." — Bon Ku, MD, MPP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Study finds that ultrasound-guided peripheral IV’s are a viable alternative to high-risk CVCs in 85% of Patients More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S. hospitals each year, making it one of the most common invasive emergency room procedures.1 CVC placement involves the insertion of a large catheter into a patient’s major vessel. …

Behind the Scenes of Reconnection - companion film to Code Black Movie

Watch the Video! Behind the Scenes of the Film Take a look behind the scenes of this new video... Recently the Code Black film crew was back at LA County Hospital to create a promotion for the film, entitled "Reconnection". …

What if you could place central lines in the first try?

In his own words: Hear one physician share his AxoTrack experience. I feel confidence in knowing where the tip of that needle is and I think that is a big deal. AxoTrack clearly contributes to the accuracy of the procedure; I think that’s what it brings to the game. --Mark P. Mercier, MD, Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Beaufort Memorial Hospital …

White Memorial Medical Centre Utilises Sonosite's Central Line Management Programme

Striving for Excellence at White Memorial Medical Centre …

What if you could eliminate iatrogenic pneumothorax?

Michael Shabot, MD, of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, discusses iatrogenic pneumothorax and central line placement safety. …

What if you could detect and prevent diseases before they showed symptoms?

Bridging the Gap to Create Continuity of Care Life Line Screening is known throughout the nation as the leading provider of community-based preventive health screening services. The company brings affordable screenings to the public through partnerships with leading hospitals, civic organizations, and other groups committed to quality health care – like Sonosite. Sharing a vision to make disease identification and prevention accessible to all, Sonosite and Life Line Screening collaborate to promote widespread participation in early screenings. …

Sonosite interviews Dr. David Williams for the Code Black Movie release

Meet Dr. David Williams from Code Black Movie Dr. David Williams is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at LA County USC Medical Center. He works within the Division of International and Wilderness Emergency Medicine and has been practicing at LA County USC since 2003. "LA County on its own represents one of our nation's big county hospitals... taking care of the poorest of the poor patients in our country, and the majority of them being the working poor." Dr. …

Meet Dr. Andrew Eads from Code Black Movie …

Sonosite Goes to Brazil!

Sonosite’s International Symposium on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Brazil was a huge success -- two of the biggest events in Sonosite history! There were over 450 total registrants for both Sāo Paulo and Rio De Janeiro. 150 for São Paulo and 300 attendees for Rio De Janeiro’s symposium. The 2nd half of the symposium consisted of three educational workshops that the participants could choose from. Topics for each workshop varied due to the attendee list and venue size for each workshop. …

The Intelligent Hospital with Marco Daoura, Fujifilm Sonosite, at HIMSS 2014

The intelligent hospital was setup to help the industry keep track of rapidly advancing medical technology from RFID tracking to Sonosite's ultrasound system's being featured in the Intelligent Hospital ICU experience. Visit intelligenthospital.org for more information. …

Interoperability Showcase with Marco Daoura, Fujifilm Sonosite, at HIMSS 2014

"The HIMSS Interoperability Showcase in collaboration with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is a live demonstration that helps consumers and clinicians understand how using technology the right way can solve these problems. Showcase tours of clinical vignettes walk attendees through Health Journeys which feature multi-faceted medical encounters that use standards-based transactions to get the right information to the right patient at the right time." - Ashutosh Dhar, FUJIFILM Sonosite …

About Glimpse Glimpse was introduced in May 2014 as a blog-based video channel focusing on the field of visual medicine and recent progress in the field. The show is produced by Sonosite FUJIFILM, Inc. and hosted by John Nosta, DIGITAL HEALTH philosopher, strategist & advocate. …

The Sonosite Solution for Safer Central Venous Catheter Insertion

The Sonosite Solution provides a ready-made, but highly modifiable and scalable, clinical pathway to reduce CVC-insertion complications through the use of point-of-care ultrasound …