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Luke Regan presents the emerging evidence for prehospital ultrasound and telehealth in his talk from the SMACC stage. Luke has a personal interest in improving prehospital care. He lives in the north of Scotland. It is an austere and challenging environment, far from technology. Compounding this, it is underserviced and there is an absence of critical care with no critical in reach. Unfortunately, the morbidity and mortality of the area does not match the spread of care. Therefore, it is one of the motivations for his research. That being said, he is not alone in his desire for this research. Pre-hospital ultrasound topped the list of technology-based research priorities in pre-hospital critical care, as determined by a European research collaboration. This is in large part because much of what is done in pre-hospital care still exists in an evidence free zone. Luke discusses the extended pre-hospital patient journey in his practice. This presents a challenge, but also an opportunity. If time zero is further