Emergency Ultrasound Newsroom

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Rapid Recognition of Testicular Torsion on Bedside POCUS

A 12-year-old male presents to your emergency department with testicular pain. The pain has been present for 3 hours and it “came out of the blue” without a history of trauma.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Top 5 reasons your paracentesis did not get billed correctly (and how to fix it!)

Paracentesis is a frequently performed procedure in the emergency department (ED) that is associated with relatively high RVUs.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

My, Oh My, It’s an MI! A Clinical Case Demonstrating the Utility of the Transgastric Short Axis View in Resuscitative TEE

EMS calls prehospital report with a 60-year-old male who had a witnessed arrest after complaining of chest pain.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Sound Waves & Sirens: Creating a SonOlympics for EMS Teams Without Prior Ultrasound Training

As a new and enthusiastic member of the ACEP Prehospital, Austere, and Tactical Ultrasound Subcommittee, I’m thrilled to contribute to our mission of expanding the use of ultrasound in prehospital a...

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Harness the Potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (or Elevate your clinical practice with Point-of-Care Ultrasound)

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in emergency medicine has transformed how clinicians quickly and precisely make bedside decisions.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Please join us in applauding our members!

The Emergency Ultrasound Section and its members were well represented in this year's ACEP National Awards

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

The Use of POCUS for Posterior Tibial Nerve Block: A Step in the Right Direction!

A seven-year-old healthy male presents to the emergency department (ED) with left foot pain after stepping on a needle two days prior.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

POCUS Elevated 2-Minute Video Challenge

The POCUS community was invited to create a 2-minute educational video with the theme “POCUS Elevated” for the section meeting in Salt Lake City.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

The Importance of Coverage in Emergency Ultrasound Reimbursement

In Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) reimbursement, we often find our focus directed towards the relevant CPT codes and associated documentation requirements.

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

ACEP Ultrasound Safety Subcommittee Reviews New High-Level Disinfection Option

Disinfection of ultrasound probes isn’t exactly the topic that gets most emergency physicians out of bed in the morning. But for those of us who’ve spent time wrestling with policy changes, regulatory...

October 8, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Building POCUS Training Pathways Across Latin America: Lessons from Peru, Chile, and the Dominican Republic

The joint meeting between the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Global Ultrasound Subcommittee and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Global Emergenc...

October 6, 2025 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

From the Chair

I just returned home this week from the ACEP25 Scientific Assembly in Salt Lake City. It was a hectic four days, where the EUS organized a series of meetings and didactics, after a lot of preparation ...