Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»285810.69541/NRIPH.2024.03.030Научная статьяThe use of ultrasound diagnostics in emergency medical careMurmilovVladimir V.vobb@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-9690-7742Scientific Research Institute of Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of the Department of Healthcare of the City of Moscow01102024319119427052025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The article examines the role of ultrasound diagnostics (ultrasound) in emergency medical care, its significant impact on the speed and accuracy of diagnosis in emergency situations. The advantages of ultrasound, such as non-invasiveness, mobility and cost-effectiveness, which make this method indispensable in critical conditions, are emphasized. The evolution of ultrasound technology is described, including the development of portable ultrasound scanners and the introduction of FAST examination protocols that allow doctors to quickly assess the condition of patients and make vital decisions. Attention is also paid to the social and economic aspects of the introduction of ultrasound into medical practice.</p>ultrasound diagnosticsemergency careFAST examinationemergency medicineultrasound examinationcritical conditionsmedical imagingportable ultrasound scannersультразвуковая диагностиканеотложная помощьFAST-обследованиеэкстренная медицинаультразвуковое исследованиекритические состояниямедицинская визуализацияпортативные УЗ-сканеры1.Shchikota A.M., Pogonchenkova I.V., Gumenyuk S.A. Urgent diagnosis of musculoskeletal injury: the possibilities of the ultrasound method. Practical medicine. [Prakticheskaya meditsina]. 2021;19(3):81—86 (in Russian).2.3.Fevang E., Lockey D., Thompson J. [et al.]. The top five research priorities in physician-provided pre-hospital critical care: a consensus report from a European research collaboration. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 2011;(19):57.4.5.Gumenyuk S.A., Aleksanin S.S., Shchikota A.M., Yarema V.I., Pogonchenkova I.V. Diagnostic ultrasound examinations during evacuation of urgent patients by ambulance helicopter: literature review. Biomedical and socio-psychological problems of safety in emergency situations. [Mediko-biologicheskie i sotsial'no-psikhologicheskie problemy bezopasnosti v chrezvychaynykh situatsiyakh]. 2022;(2):42—51 (in Russian).6.7.Bulach T.P., Petrova N.V. Ultrasound diagnostics in the work of an emergency physician (Protocols of urgent ultrasound examination. Part 1.). Emergency medical care. [Skoraya meditsinskaya pomoshch']. 2018;19(3):70—76 (in Russian).8.9.Trofimova E.Yu., Damirov M.M., Iskhakova Yu.A., Sergeantova S.G. Ultrasound diagnostics of tubal pregnancy in urgent care. An audiovisual encyclopedia. [Ul'trazvukovaya i funktsional'naya diagnostika]. 2015;(5S):175b (in Russian).10.11.McKenney MG, Martin L, Lentz K, Lopez C, Sleeman D, Aristide G, et al. 1000 consecutive ultrasounds for blunt abdominal trauma. Journal of Trauma. 1996;(40):607—610.12.13.Zolotnitskaya L.S. Ultrasound diagnostics in urgent surgery: possibilities, the surgeon's view. An audiovisual encyclopedia. [Ul'trazvukovaya i funktsional'naya diagnostika]. 2015;(4S):64a (in Russian).14.15.Shih CH. Effect of emergency physician-performed pelvic sonography on length of stay in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1997;(29):348—351.