Bedside Ultrasound in Resuscitation and the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock Protocol

Table 3

Summary of the major ultrasound protocols for medical shock assessment.

Protocol	ACES [4]	BEAT [5]	BLEEP [6]	Boyd: ECHO [7]	EGLS [8]	Elmer/Noble [9]	FALLS [10]	FATE [13]	FEEL: RESUS [14]	FEER [15]	FREE [16]	POCUS [17]	RUSH: HIMAP [18]	RUSH: Pump Tank Pipes [19, 20]	Trinity [21]	UHP [22]
Cardiac	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	3
IVC	2	2	2	2	3	2	4					4	2	2
FAST A/P	4					3						1	3	3	3	1
Aorta	3											5	4	7	2	2
Lungs PTX					1	4	2					2	5	6
Lungs effusion	5							2						4
Lungs edema					4	5	1					6		5
DVT												7		8
Ectopic Pregnancy												8

Numbers indicate exam sequence for each protocol.