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World J Radiol. Dec 28, 2020; 12(12): 302-315
Published online Dec 28, 2020. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v12.i12.302
Feasibility of using ultrasound in ambulances in Saudi Arabia
Ibrahem Abbas, Bassam Z Shakhreet, Aseel Alghamdi, Basmah Wali, Bashayer Alelyani, Teef Alshehri
Ibrahem Abbas, Bassam Z Shakhreet, Aseel Alghamdi, Basmah Wali, Bashayer Alelyani, Teef Alshehri, Diagnostic Radiology Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Abbas I, and Shakhreet BZ designed and coordinated the study; Alghamdi A, Wali B, Alelyani B, and Alshehri T performed the experiments, acquired and analyzed the data; Abbas I, Alghamdi A, Wali B, Alelyani B, and Alshehri T interpreted the data; Shakhreet BZ wrote the manuscript; all authors approved the final version of the article.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Unit of Biomedical Ethics Research Committee Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 527-17).
Conflict-of-interest statement: Abbas I, and Shakhreet BZ designed and coordinated the study; Alghamdi A, Wali B, Alelyani B, and Alshehri T are employed by King Abdulaziz University. All other authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Bassam Z Shakhreet, PhD, Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. bshakhreet@yahoo.com
Received: May 10, 2020
Peer-review started: May 10, 2020
First decision: October 21, 2020
Revised: October 27, 2020
Accepted: November 4, 2020
Article in press: November 4, 2020
Published online: December 28, 2020
Core Tip

Core Tip: Ultrasound is a non-invasive method, which is useful and effective for both traumatic and non-traumatic conditions. Therefore, more studies are urgently needed for rapid diagnosis using ultrasound before hospitalization, specifically for emergencies. In fact, diagnoses have not yet been extensively made using this method prior to hospitalization. Most studies refer to comfort samples and trauma patients, often by pre-hospital or critical care physicians. The importance of the presence and application of ultrasound devices in ambulances provides us with a new model for the introduction of new technologies in the future that contain ultrasound for possible early diagnosis and to then send patient data to the relevant hospital before arrival.