Logbook & Guide
By Dr T E Mallinson
This small text seeks to provide an ultrasound logbook for use at the bedside.
It meets the needs of prehospital and emergency medicine clinicians seeking to develop their capabilities in point-of-care-ultrasound (PoCUS) and allow the gathering of evidence to support their progression in relation to post-graduate training and development in relation to the concept of entrustment.
The signature library allows you to keep a record of those who have assessed or supervised your imaging, while the subsequent logs allow you to record numbers of scans undertaken in the classroom (Supervised Simulated Practice), while being mentored in practice (Supervised Clinical Practice) and when developing your skills as an autonomous clinician (Independent Clinical Practice).
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“A Balance Of Practicality And Education”
Barnes & Noble Online Review
While primarily a logbook, Quick Guides have also been included to refresh the clinician’s memory of a specific scanning protocol, and to act as a handy revision tool.
The following scanning protocols and techniques are included:
- Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (eFAST)
- Aorta (AAA),
- Vascular Access,
- Echo in Life Support,
- Inferior Vena Cava (IVC),
- Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter (ONSD),
- Nerve Block,
- Rapid Ultrasound for Shock & Hypotension (RUSH),
and the
- Rapid DVT Protocol.
Detailed reporting templates are provided for these protocols (in addition to a generic reporting template for other scans) to allow you to record and reflect on scans undertaken.
The logbook is designed to allow documentation of scan acquisitions in numbers which meet the standards set out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine as of Winter 2024.
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“Mallinson’s book provides a clear and structured log for those wanting to prove competencies across a number of the standard ultrasound areas, really useful for Pre Hospital or those looking for RCEM suitable material.”
About the author
Dr Tom Mallinson
BSc (Hons) MBChB PGCHE DipMSK DipExMed MRCGP2020 MCPara
MCoROM DFSEM FAWM FHEA FFRRHHEd FRGS WP-C
Paramedic, Rural GP and Prehospital Doctor, Scotland.
Senior Lecturer, College of Remote and Offshore Medicine, Malta.
Dr Mallinson began his career in London, undertaking the IHCD Paramedic qualification alongside a Bachelor’s Degree in Paramedic Science at the University of Hertfordshire. After working as a paramedic for the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, he went on to attend Warwick Medical School to read Medicine.
He continued his studies with postgraduate qualifications in healthcare education, wilderness medicine and primary care. Dr Mallinson has published a variety of primary research and educational resources and is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Paramedic Practice. He is a certified Wilderness Paramedic.
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