Emergency Ultrasound Newsroom

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

POCUS Elevated 2-Minute Video Challenge

The POCUS community was invited to create a 2-minute educational video with the theme “POCUS Elevated” for the section meeting in Salt Lake City.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

The Importance of Coverage in Emergency Ultrasound Reimbursement

In Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) reimbursement, we often find our focus directed towards the relevant CPT codes and associated documentation requirements.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

ACEP Ultrasound Safety Subcommittee Reviews New High-Level Disinfection Option

Disinfection of ultrasound probes isn’t exactly the topic that gets most emergency physicians out of bed in the morning. But for those of us who’ve spent time wrestling with policy changes, regulatory...

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Building POCUS Training Pathways Across Latin America: Lessons from Peru, Chile, and the Dominican Republic

The joint meeting between the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Global Ultrasound Subcommittee and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Global Emergenc...

October 6, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

From the Chair

To showcase our subcommittees, I have put together a curated collection of EM ultrasound resources and content not posted on our subcommittee web pages.

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Harness the Potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound

In our July 2025 newsletter, we are featuring an important section from the Sonoguide - ENT.

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Probing the Literature: Aortic Dissection

The sonographic protocol for the emergent evaluation of aortic dissections (SPEED protocol): A multicenter, prospective, observational study.

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Subcommittee Update - Pre-Hospital, Austere, and Tactical

ACEP EUS Pre-Hospital, Austere, and Tactical subcommittee is online and here to make some (sound)waves!

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Stayin Alive! Stayin Alive! A Clinical Case Demonstrating the Utility of the Mid-Esophageal Long Axis View in Resuscitative TEE

A 64-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department after being found unresponsive at home. Family members reported that the patient experienced sudden chest pain, followed by collapse and loss o...

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

The Thurston County Prehospital POCUS Experience

In Thurston County, Washington the Medic One system enlisted local emergency physicians to create a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) program beginning in 2022

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

PEM Subcommittee Updates

In the past year, the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Subcommittee has focused much of its attention on creating and organizing living documents for physicians to easily access.

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

More Than Meets The Eye: Advanced Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function

A 69-year-old male presents to your rural emergency department with complaints of worsening dyspnea. The patient reports no significant past medical history, however mentions that he also has not seen...

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Adapting the RUSH Protocol for Pediatrics

The Rapid Ultrasound in SHock, or RUSH protocol is used to assess the hemodynamic status and potential causes in a shock state in emergency medicine and critical care.

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

A Career in POCUS UME, Reflections on the Past and What’s to Come. A Conversation with Leaders in Undergraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education

The ACEP Ultrasound in Undergraduate Medical Education Subcommittee recently hosted a panel discussion featuring leaders in undergraduate medical education (UME) who are shaping the future of point-of...

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

POCUS in Simulation: How to Incorporate and Publish Cases

Ultrasound can be incorporated into simulation cases under the supporting documents/imaging section.

July 23, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Recap and Review: Inaugural ACEP Ultrasound Section Fellow Speakers Symposium

The ACEP Ultrasound Fellowship Education Subcommittee aimed to establish an ACEP Fellows Speaker Symposium that gives current ultrasound fellows an opportunity to speak on a national level and to prov...

July 21, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

From the Chair

Summer is just arriving as I am writing this chair’s message. Yet preparation has already been under way for ACEP25 in Salt Lake City.

May 6, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

AI in POCUS Quality Assurance: The Pros and Cons

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing many aspects of healthcare, and its applications in emergency medicine ultrasound are just beginning.

May 6, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Building on the Basics: Billing Essentials with an emphasis on POCUS

Following the foundational coding curriculum introduced in the last newsletter, we’re thrilled to present Part 2: Billing Essentials, a deep dive into the critical components of the billing process.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Sonographic Pulse Check in Cardiac Arrest

A 78-year-old male with known atherosclerotic heart disease was found unresponsive at home. Paramedics arrived to find him in pulseless electrical activity (PEA).

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Harness the Potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (or Elevate your clinical practice with Point-of-Care Ultrasound)

In our May 2025 newsletter, we are featuring the Cardiac section from Sonoguide. Make sure you don't overlook the chance to improve your POCUS skills.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Advancing Prehospital Care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Enhancing Diagnosis and Decision-Making in the Field

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an indispensable tool for prehospital providers—paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and flight medics—enabling rapid assessment and diagnosis ...

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

HOCUS POCUS – Tips for Calming and Charming Pediatric Patients receiving Point-of-care Ultrasound

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to quickly diagnose acute illnesses and expedite appropriate medical management in children.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Literature Canon Update from the ACEP Ultrasound Fellowship Education Subcommittee: Aorta

This page presents the top 6 articles in Aorta as selected by the Fellowship Education Subcommittee.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Pediatric Interscalene Nerve Block for Shoulder Dislocation and Reduction

A 16-year-old male with history of recurrent shoulder dislocation and arthroscopic labral repair, presented with acute right shoulder pain after colliding with another player during basketball.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

"Hot Seat" – with John Kendall for the US component of ABEM Certifying Exam

For this hot seat we are talking with Dr. John Kendall regarding changes to the ABEM certifying exam and its impact on testing of ultrasound skills.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Fostering Collaboration in Global Emergency Ultrasound Training Programs

The newly established joint meeting between the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Global Ultrasound Subcommittee and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAE...

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Safety

It is widely known that point-of-care ultrasound is one of the safest diagnostic imaging modalities in the Emergency Department due to the lack of ionizing radiation exposure.

May 5, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

From the Chair

ACEP EUS has been working diligently with other leaders in the Emergency Ultrasound community to address the proposed changes in residency POCUS requirement by the ACGME.

March 18, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

The Use of POCUS for Suspected Paediatric Skull Fractures

You are asked to evaluate a 10-month-old girl who has been bought to the Paediatric Emergency Department by her parents who have noted a lump on her head over the past 24 hours.

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