Tele-guided lung ultrasound may be acceptable to paramedics

Trainees rated remote-guided imaging favorably, while technical reliability and communication emerged as barriers to implementation.

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Tele-guided lung ultrasound is deemed acceptable by specialist paramedic trainees after brief training.
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Participants rated overall acceptability and feasibility of the tele-guided ultrasound system positively.
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Key barriers to implementation include equipment reliability and communication challenges during tele-ultrasound.
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Standardized terminology and protocols are recommended to improve communication between paramedics and remote sonographers.
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The study's findings are limited by a small sample size and the use of healthy volunteers instead of patients with lung pathology.

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