The Cardiac Arrest Sonographic Assessment (CASA) exam - A standardized approach to the use of ultrasound in PEA

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr;36(4):729-731. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.08.052. Epub 2017 Aug 26.

Authors

Kevin F Gardner¹, Eben J Clattenburg², Peter Wroe², Amandeep Singh², Daniel Mantuani², Arun Nagdev³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital-Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States. Electronic address: kgardner@alamedahealthsystem.org.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital-Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital-Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, United States; School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.

PMID: 28851499
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.08.052

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Point-of-care ultrasound.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging
Clinical Protocols*
Emergency Medical Services / methods*
Humans
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / diagnostic imaging*
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / etiology*
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
Point-of-Care Testing*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography