COVID-19 Resources

To assist colleagues, we are listing below various documents and information which we feel may be helpful during the current COVID-19 pandemic for ultrasound departments:

BMUS Resources

• FAQ's for Sonographers updated 20th April 2021

• Lung Ultrasound Guidance published 30th March 2020, archived June 2021

• Lung Ultrasound Top Tips Poster published 8th April 2020

• Ultrasound Transducer Decontamination published 23rd March 2020

• Advice and Guidance for Ultrasound Manufacturers Visits for Servicing & Maintenance, Demonstration, and Installation, revised 25th June 2020

• Advice and Guidance for the Resumption of Clinical Training in Ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic, published 10th June 2020

EFSUMB Resources

• Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Webinar, published 15th April 2020

Health Education England (HEE) Resources

• Lung Ultrasound for COVID-19, e-learning resource, published 5th June 2020

ISUOG Resources

• Statement on use of personal protective equipment and hazard mitigation in relation to SARS-CoV-2 for practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynecological ultrasound, published 31st March 2020

• Consensus Statement on organization of routine and specialist obstetric ultrasound services in the context of COVID-19, published 31st March 2020

• Safety Statement published 25th March 2020

• Webinar - How to prepare your unit for Coronavirus - 17th March 2020

Oxford University Hospitals Trust

Simplified Teaching Video on POCUS in COVID-19 - Lung Ultrasound, Dr Helene Matte, Emergency Department, released 21 April 2020

Public Health England (PHE) Resources

• Press release - New personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance for NHS teams, released 2nd April 2020

• COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance updated 21st janaury 2021

• Recommended PPE for primary, outpatient and community care by setting, NHS and independent sector

RCOG Resources

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy, updated 20th October 2020

• Occupational health advice for employers and pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, updated 9th September 2020

• Guidance for antenatal screening and ultrasound in pregnancy in the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, published 10th July 2020

• Guidance for fetal medicine units (FMUs) in the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, updated 23rd November 2020

• Various documents supporting Gynaecological services can be found here

RCR Resources

• RCR advice on non-urgent and cancer imaging during the coronavirus pandemic

SCoR Resources

• COVID-19 : Ultrasound updated 26th January 2021

• Covid-19: Personal protective equipment (PPE), updated 7th January 2021

WFUMB Resources

• WFUMB Position Paper: How to perform a safe ultrasound examination and clean equipment in the context of COVID-19

WILEY Online Library

• Point-of-care lung ultrasound in patients with COVID-19 – a narrative review, published 10th April 2020