Pre-Course Reading and Videos
ECCU / Level 1 / Core
Core knowledge for UK Level 1 Emergency Ultrasound is available on the enlightenme website.
Please read the following text and presentations (download as pdfs) prior to attending the 1-day introduction course. Either of the core textbooks shown below (click cover for further information) are recommended for further reference.
PRE-COURSE READING
Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound (introductory Textbook)
SLIDES
ECCU Level 1 2012 Slide Movies (UK)
Mov files (suitable for viewing the lectures including the ultrasound movies. Right-click to download and view in Quicktime or click to view in browser)
Intro, Physics and Instrumentation slides movie
Quiz / Accreditation slides movie
ECCU Level 1 2012 Slide PDFs (UK and Canada)
Course Slides - CLICK HERE TO VIEW / DOWNLOAD
Intro, Physics and Instrumentation (UK)
Intro, Physics and Instrumentation (Canada)
Other forms and documents:
CEM Level 1 Competency Assessments
Sonoguide.com - we also recommend reading these excellent summaries of key emergency ultrasound modules:
Video links:
Podcast
Apps
Books
Level 2 / Advanced
Selection of Slides for overview and pre-course reading:Atlas of Echocardiography (Yale University)
Advanced Course Slide Set
01 Introduction and Image Optimisation02 Basic Cardiac
03 Cardiac Views
04 Emergency Cardiac
05 LV assessment
06 Valves
07 ACES - Shock Ultrasound
08 DVT
09 Thoracic
10 Renal
11 Hepatobiliary
12 Pelvic
13 Musculoskeletal
14 Foreign Bodies
2011
01 Introduction
06 Thoracic
Apps
Books
We recommend reading one of these (or similar) textbooks prior to attending the 2-day advanced course.
