Occasional
The occasional ED ultrasound: focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST)
L'échographie occasionnelle aux urgences : évaluation ciblée par échographie pour le traumatisme (FAST)
Winter 2015
Volume 20 - Issue 1
Kyle Sue
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 35–41
Content Summary
This article discusses the use of point-of-care ultrasound in emergency settings, specifically the FAST protocol. It emphasizes the importance of ultrasound in quickly assessing trauma patients, while noting its limitations as a preliminary test.
Tags
Procedural medicinePoint-of-care ultrasoundRural medicinePrimary care