Background: Various training methods such as lecture-based and media-aided methods are employed to train focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) technique during internship period. The current study aimed at comparing the efficacy of lecture-based and CD-based approaches among medical interns in emergency wards. Methods: The current comparati...

background in stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma, accurate diagnosis of visceral injuries is crucial. objectives to determine whether repeating ultrasound exam will increase the sensitivity of focused abdominal sonography for trauma (fast) through revealing additional free intraperitoneal fluid in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. patients and methods we performed a prospective obs...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam performed with a digital hand-held ultrasound machine in the emergency evaluation and resuscitation of trauma victims. INTRODUCTION The FAST exam is a valuable screening tool in the evaluation of abdominal trauma. New digital ultrasound units have recently become available which can be hand-car...

A 45-year-old female with no known past medical history presented to the trauma unit as an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle accident. On arrival, her GCS was 8 and she intubated. Focused Assessment Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam negative, but initial chest imaging (Figure 1A Figure 1B) revealed right-sided fractures of first through seventh ribs, fracture left rib bilateral consolid...

BACKGROUND Focussed Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) is a bedside ultrasonography technique used to detect free intraperitoneal fluid in patients presenting with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in the emergency department. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study we investigated the potential of FAST as a risk stratification instrument in haemodynamically (HD) stable patients prese...

Transcutaneous ultrasound imaging may be used to detect abdominal hemorrhage in the field setting. The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examination was developed to characterize blunt abdominal trauma and has been shown to be effective for assessing penetrating trauma as well. However, it is unlikely that a minimally trained operator could perform a diagnostic examination. I...

We report a renal laceration identified on a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed in the emergency department on a 58-year-old female presenting after blunt trauma. Emergency workup demonstrated a right flank abrasion with tenderness to palpation, hematuria, and decreasing hematocrit. A Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam, performed as part of the intake trauma protoc...

BACKGROUND In stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma, accurate diagnosis of visceral injuries is crucial. OBJECTIVES To determine whether repeating ultrasound exam will increase the sensitivity of focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) through revealing additional free intraperitoneal fluid in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a prospective...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical usefulness of the diaphragmatico-hepatic (DH) view of the abdominal and thoracic focused assessment with sonography for triage (AFAST/TFAST) in detecting pericardial effusion (PE) in dogs. DESIGN Retrospective case series from 2011 to 2012. SETTING Private practice emergency and critical care hospital. ANIMALS Twenty-four dogs with PE diagnosed by FAST. ...