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The upper quadrants of the FAST scan #FOAMed

The focused assessment with sonography in trauma, or FAST exam, is undoubtedly the most widely used bedside ultrasound application in emergency medicine. With its incorporation into the ATLS trauma protocol, the FAST exam is performed immediately after the primary survey simultaneously with other resuscitative efforts. It is also a component of the RUSH protocol for patients with unexplained shock. Trauma patients often present with multiple injuries, and significant bleeding can occur without obvious changes in vitals signs. Medical patients can present intoxicated, altered, delirious, or demented all of which will limit the physical exam.

The primary purpose of the FAST exam is to…

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 The upper quadrants of the FAST scan #FOAMed

The focused assessment with sonography in trauma, or FAST exam, is undoubtedly the most widely used bedside ultrasound application in emergency medicine. With its incorporation into the ATLS trauma protocol, the FAST exam is performed immediately after the primary survey simultaneously with other resuscitative efforts

Taming the SRU

Blunt Abdominal Trauma: This is the primary and historical indication for FAST. In cases of blunt abdominal trauma, FAST is used to determine the presence of intraperitoneal hemorrhage in unstable patient, thus determining need for emergent laparotomy. This has now essentially replaced the role of DPL in evaluation of the trauma patient. FAST can also be used in the stable patient although it is of less predictive utility in assessing need for surgical intervention.

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