Table 1.
Survey respondent demographics and POCUS experience
| Respondents n (%) | |
|---|---|
| 52 (59) | |
| Year of training | |
| Provisional | 6 (12) |
| Years 3–4 | 47 (89) |
| POCUS course attendance | |
| 1 course | 44 (85) |
| ≥2 courses | 18 (35) |
| POCUS course completed | |
| Within 1 year | 15 (29) |
| Between 1 and 2 years ago | 16 (30) |
| Between 3 and 5 years ago | 12 (23) |
| CCPU qualification – Yes | 8 (15) |
| CCPU qualification modality | |
| eFAST | 7 (13) |
| FELS | 7 (13) |
| AAA | 7 (13) |
| Biliary | 4 (8) |
| Early pregnancy | 3 (6) |
| Method of POCUS education | |
| Online videos/lectures | 41 (78) |
| Teaching from colleagues | 41 (78) |
| Websites | 31 (60) |
| Podcasts | 23 (44) |
| Textbooks/journals | 10 (19) |
AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; ACEM, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine; CCPU, Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound; FELS, focussed echocardiography in life support; eFAST, extended focussed assessment using sonography in trauma; POCUS, point‐of‐care ultrasound.