SRU Ultrasound

While it can seem daunting, this list is a perfect one for getting exposure to and training in basic acute ultrasound. The pace and difficulty of the list is by and large up to you. The only real hurdle is the admin is also up to you - there is generally an ICA who may know how things work, but that's a bit hit and miss.

Key points:

Where?

The emergency surgical unit - in Trelawney wing, level two at the hot hub end. It's the room off to the right after the patient waiting area.

When?

The list starts at 0930 following the morning meeting.

Who?

The patient list come from two sources - surgeons directly talking to you, and the request list. For the request list patients you will want to filter by Status = “RP” (pre-assessment required) and Modality = “U” and either sort or filter to only include patient from the emergency surgical unit/same day surgical assessment and adjacent surgical wards, St Mawes (REF-RC WD SM), and Pendennis.

What?

What to scan is essentially at your discretion. The bread and butter of the list is ultrasound abdomens and kidneys, but don't hesitate to say no to a scan if you don't think it is within your skill set and if you are happy scanning DVTs, testis, and pelvises you can pick those up too, but this is entirely at your discretion.

How?

When you've identified your next patient the ICA you are on with will go fetch them, and you'll need to attend them to your machine/room - which is “RCUSRU”.