Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) training for first-year resident physicians at a university hospital in Japan: A longitudinal, observational study [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Background: Ultrasound training is an essential part of residency programs during emergency medicine rotations for first-year trainees (postgraduate year 1).
Koshi Ota +5 more
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Focused assessment with sonography for trauma in the prehospital setting [PDF]
Critical Care, 2010 Previous studies have focused on the accuracy of the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination performed in the emergency department (ED), but have not evaluated FAST performed in the field setting (field FAST). We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of field FAST by comparison with FAST performed in the ED.
Egashira, R +3 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Performed by Paramedic Students: A Simulation-Based Pilot Study. [PDF]
Open Access Emerg Med, 2021 Background Training on how to perform a prehospital extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (EFAST) has resulted in improved outcomes for trauma patients in several countries.
Buaprasert P +7 more
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Satellite and Mobile Wireless Transmission of Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma [PDF]
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2003 Objectives: Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) can define life‐threatening injuries in austere settings with remote real‐time review by experienced physicians. This study evaluates vest‐mounted microwave, satellite, and LifeLink communications technology for image clarity and diagnostic accuracy during remote transmission of FAST ...
Christofer A. Strode +7 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of emergency-performed focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) in blunt abdominal trauma [PDF]
Electronic Physician, 2016 Introduction: Intra-abdominal hemorrhage due to blunt abdominal trauma is a major cause of trauma-related mortality. Therefore, any action taken for facilitating the diagnosis of intra-abdominal hemorrhage could save the lives of patients more ...
Hamed Basir Ghafouri +5 more
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False negative of pericardial effusion using focused assessment with sonography for trauma and enhanced CT following traumatic cardiac rupture; A case report [PDF]
Trauma Case Reports, 2020 Background: The focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination is helpful for the identification of pericardial effusion in trauma.
Shinichi Ijuin +8 more
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Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients during Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
The American Surgeon™, 2012 During the initial assessment of trauma patients they usually undergo a Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in which there are occasionally incidental findings of other surgical conditions. In this audit we discuss the incidence, demographics, and implications of these findings and we propose a management algorithm.
Sophocles Lanitis +5 more
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The Efficiency of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in Pediatric Patients with Blunt Torso Trauma [PDF]
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 2022 Abstract Background and importanceFocused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) has attracted attention for its use in the detection of intraabdominal pathology. However, Computed Tomography (CT) remains the gold standard for the assessment of blunt torso trauma. ObjectiveThe study examines the effectiveness of FAST both in the detection
Özlem Inci +4 more
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Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental SciencesOBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in detecting renal injuries compared to computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard.
Nida Rabbani +2 more
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Predictive value of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) for laparotomy in unstable polytrauma Egyptians patients [PDF]
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2017 Purpose: The emergency physicians face significant clinical uncertainty when multiple trauma patients arrive in the emergency department (ED). The priorities for assessment and treatment of polytrauma patients are established in the primary survey ...
Adel Hamed Elbaih, Sameh T. Abu-Elela
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