The portable ultrasounds is in response to a policy that was put forward in 2006 by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. There are new national standards for emergency rooms and these portable ultrasounds will be going into emergency rooms. We’ve already got the one we need here in Yellowknife and we’re looking at Inuvik, Fort Smith, Simpson
– Was it Simpson? – Hay River, my
apologies, to be in
– you’re right, Simpson – the
emergency units. They do require some specialty training that we’re not in a position to ensure that our community health nurses throughout the Northwest Territories have, so they won’t be going into the community health centres at this point.