Telementored eFAST for Tactical and Prehospital Medicine

PhD research on telementored eFAST — a rapid point-of-care ultrasound exam of the chest and abdomen used in trauma to detect lung collapse and internal bleeding. A non-expert clinician is guided in real time by a remote expert. We evaluate diagnostic accuracy, image quality, usability, and practical constraints such as time and connectivity across prehospital, evacuation, and hospital settings.

Researcher

Peder C. Engelsen, physician and PhD candidate at Oslo University Hospital and the University of Oslo. Main supervisor: Professor Henrik Brun. Co-supervisors: Fridtjof Heyerdahl, PhD and Anselm Schulz, PhD. Contact: pedgre@ous-hf.no.

Studies

Study I — In-flight feasibility (completed, 2024). Ascending with ultrasound: telementored eFAST in flight — a feasibility study. Engelsen PC, Heyerdahl F, Maddali DD, Akhavi MS, Undseth RM, Elle OJ, Brun H, Schulz A. Emergency Radiology, 2024. doi:10.1007/s10140-023-02186-x. Full text: PMC10830595.
Study II — Diagnostic accuracy after liver surgery (ongoing). Nurses, guided by a remote expert, perform eFAST to detect hemoperitoneum. Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06594562).
Study III — AI vs. remote mentor (planning). Comparing AI-assisted acquisition and interpretation against real-time remote mentoring.

Affiliations

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