{"pk":18422,"title":"Space Ultrasound: A Proposal for Competency-based Ultrasound Training for In-flight Space Medicine","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Space travel has transformed in the past several years. Given the burgeoning market for space tourism, in-flight medical emergencies are likely to be expected. Ultrasound is one of the few diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available for astronauts in space. However, while point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is available, there is no current standard of training for astronaut preparation. We suggest an organized and structured methodology by which astronauts should best prepare for space with the medical equipment available on board. As technology continues to evolve, the assistance of other artificial intelligence and augmented reality systems are likely to facilitate training and dynamic real-time needs during space emergencies.<p></p><p><b><b>Summary: </b></b>As space tourism continues to evolve, an organized methodology for POCUS use is advised to best prepare astronauts for space.</p>","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Point of Care Ultrasound"},{"word":"Emergency Medicine"},{"word":"space medicine"}],"section":"Ultrasound","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2jf9r8qq","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Chanel","middle_name":"","last_name":"Fischetti","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts","department":""},{"first_name":"Emily","middle_name":"","last_name":"Frisch","name_suffix":"","institution":"Cleveland Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland, Ohio","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Michael","middle_name":"","last_name":"Loesche","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Andrew","middle_name":"","last_name":"Goldsmith","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Ben","middle_name":"","last_name":"Mormann","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Joseph","middle_name":"S.","last_name":"Savage","name_suffix":"","institution":"Yale Bridgeport Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bridgeport, Connecticut","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Roger","middle_name":"","last_name":"Dias","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Nicole","middle_name":"","last_name":"Duggan","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2023-08-09T04:37:26Z","date_accepted":"2023-08-09T04:37:26Z","date_published":"2024-02-13T14:00:00Z","render_galley":{"label":"Final Article","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/18422/galley/9610/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"Final Article","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/18422/galley/9610/download/"}]}