Ultrasound in Mass Casualty (ULTRAMAC)

Over the years use of ultrasound during disaster is limited to FAST and guided nerve block in field. This course mainly emphasize on use of point of care (POC) ultrasound for taking critical management decisions between the periods of rescue to resuscitation in austere environment. The workshop is offered to medical doctors, nurses and paramedics who are deployed during disasters as a team. This is a hands on course where candidates will be trained in recognizing basic ultrasound anatomy, understanding basic physics and practical use of the ultrasound machine (Knobology), conjuring the appropriate ultrasound images and findings to the correct decision and treatment protocols in mass casualty situations.