<span itemprop="author">Resa E. Lewiss, MD and Courtney M. Smalley, MD

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Why point-of-care ultrasound belongs in emergency department triage

The ED is swamped with new patient arrivals. As a result, the 20-year-old who told the triage nurse he is having difficulty breathing waits an hour before his turn in the triage room. The emergency department technician hands me the ECG—sinus tachycard…