Visual detection of pulselessness by carotid artery sonography – a prospective observational study among paramedics
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Resuscitation
- Registration Number
- DRKS00033182
- Lead Sponsor
- KGM - Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie am Standort Marburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Consent of the participating paramedics
- Test persons must belong to the group of non-medical rescue service staff
- Sufficient visual acuity of the paramedics (self-assessment) to assess the video sequences
Exclusion Criteria
No existing consent of the test persons
- Test subjects do not belong to the group of non-medical rescue service personnel
- Technical defect during presentation of the ultrasound sequences
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method What percentage of the ultrasound loops shown are correctly named by non-medical emergency service personnel? Pulsation of the common carotid artery present? Yes, or No. Using B-, M-mode or the colour Doppler.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Are there differences in the correct detection of pulselessness or the presence of a pulse depending on whether the sequences are displayed in B-mode, M-mode or via colour Doppler?