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[[Dr. Jack Taunton] Ice hockey, cross country skiing, the luge, or speed skating --]
[when you've got a lycra suit on and a wall of ice, you've got to be prepared for anything.]
[In the winter games, we're only the third the size of the summer games,]
[but we have probably five times the amount of trauma.]
[[Eden Donateli Green] This is my silver medal from the 500 meters at the Olympic games,]
[which was a pretty special moment in my life.]
[When I was racing, if someone was injured, they had to be taken to the hospital and x-rayed,]
[so it's 3 or 4 hours, you come back, your event is over.]
[You're not going to be getting back into the next round.]
[[Dr. Mark Crosswell] As time has progressed, we've moved on from plain x-rays.]
[Yes, there's a fracture or no, there's no fracture,]
[to being able to see very, very subtle injuries.]
[Ultrasound uniquely allows us to watch what's going on.]
[It's real time, so we can ask the patient to stretch out and watch]
[whether the tendons and ligaments are truly torn or stressed,]
[and help facilitate the return to play decision.]
[[Maureen Kennedy] When someone is injured, they'll come and see me.]
[The images will be transmitted to the poly clinic.]
[The radiologist will then look at the images immediately.]
[[Eden Donateli Green] When you're competing at a world level or an Olympic level,]
[ you want to be able to race the race.]
[If you could be diagnosed right then and there and cleared and back onto the track,]
[[Dr. Jack Taunton] This is the first time in the Olympics that an ultrasound has been used]
[GE's portable ultrasound, the LOGIQ, will be able to tell you immediately,]
[yes, this is something to be concerned about, or no, this is a more minor injury,]
[and this is a gain, a first.]
