eLibrary

Access the Sonosite Institute eLibrary resources at your convenience. The eLibrary includes 3D learning material, pathology information, point-of-care ultrasound images, and reference material related to point-of-care ultrasound applications.

St. Joseph’s Reduces Opioid Prescriptions with Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

St. Joseph’s Reduces Opioid Prescriptions with Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds

St. Joseph’s has the second-busiest Emergency Department in the United States, seeing 175,000 patients in 2016. St. Joseph’s Emergency Department launched the ALTOSM (ALTernatives to Opioids) Program in January 2016. The program uses targeted non-opioid medications, trigger point injections, nitrous oxide, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, and even meditation, to help ease pain in patients with acute injuries like broken bones, and ongoing issues like migraine headaches.

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Sterile Procedure Graphic

Sterile Procedure Graphic

Sterile Transducer Graphic

Sterile Transducer Graphic

Sterilization Graphic

Sterilization Graphic

Subcostal 4 Chamber View Transducer and Patient (ED) Graphic

Subcostal 4 Chamber View Transducer and Patient (ED) Graphic

Supraclavicular Arterial Branches Anatomy Image

Supraclavicular Arterial Branches Anatomy Image

Subclavian Artery Branch Short Axis Subclavian Artery Branch Long Axis

Supraclavicular Block Quick Guide

Supraclavicular Block Quick Guide

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Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus and Ulnar Nerve Anatomy Image

Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus and Ulnar Nerve Anatomy Image

Brachial Plexus Artery Ulnar Nerve Rib Pleura

Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Graphic

Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Graphic

Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Image

Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Image

Brachial Plexus Artery 1st Rib Pleura Pleura

Supraclavicular Injection 1 Image

Supraclavicular Injection 1 Image

Brachial Plexus Artery Needle Lung Rib

Supraclavicular Injection 2 Image

Supraclavicular Injection 2 Image

Brachial Plexus Artery Needle Rib

Supraclavicular Injection 2 Image

Supraclavicular Injection 2 Image

Brachial Plexus Subclavian Artery Needle

Supraclavicular Nerve Block 1 Video Clip (3:00)

Supraclavicular Nerve Block 1 Video Clip (3:00)

Duration: 3 minutes

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Supraclavicular Nerve Block 2 Video Clip (1:07)

Supraclavicular Nerve Block 2 Video Clip (1:07)

Duration: 1 minute 7 seconds

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Supraclavicular Nerve Block Introduction Graphic

Supraclavicular Nerve Block Introduction Graphic

Supraclavicular Nerve Block Overview Presentation (5:52)

Supraclavicular Nerve Block Overview Presentation (5:52)

Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds

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Supraclavicular Nerve Block Post Injection Image

Supraclavicular Nerve Block Post Injection Image

Brachial Plexus Pleura Needle