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Article History

Received: 15 June 2025

Accepted: 26 February 2026

First Online: 24 March 2026

Declarations

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: This study was reviewed and determined to be exempt from full review because it used publicly available, de-identified administrative data. No human participants were directly involved, and no individual-level identifiable data were accessed. As such, informed consent was not required.

: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain data from any individual person, including identifiable details, images, or videos.

: SETA is an emergency physician and health systems researcher with academic interests in point-of-care ultrasound, geospatial analysis, and diagnostic equity in resource-limited and geographically isolated settings. The co-authors have clinical and research expertise spanning emergency medicine, global health, and health services research.

: The authors declare no competing interests.