Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency...

complications from a blunt chest injury will likely undergo a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) which can reliably detect a significant amount...

injury and presentation, a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam to check for internal bleeding. For those with relatively stable blood...

acute breathlessness, and the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam, extended to include assessment for significant hemoperitoneum or...

used in molecular biology Focused assessment with sonography for trauma, an ultrasound used to examine the abdomen of a trauma patient Fourier amplitude...

and has been in use for a long time for any case involving multiple trauma. In civilian life, polytraumas often are associated with motor vehicle crashes...

Circulation - Assess for and control bleeding to maintain organ perfusion including focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) D) Disability...

medically under-served areas. For people who present signs of traumatic injury, the focused assessment with sonography for trauma or FAST exam is used to assess...

this is not always possible. For a person who is hemodynamically unstable a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) scan may take place which...

other organ systems such as lungs for effusions or the focused assessment with sonography for trauma. Interpretation of the exam can be done by anyone trained...

Vaginal trauma can occur when something is inserted into the vagina, for example, a sharp object causing penetrating trauma. Vaginal trauma can occur...

common starting location in concordance with ultrasound FAST (focused assessment with sonography for trauma) exam. Fluid collection can occur in a number...

laparotomy, but has largely been replaced in trauma care by the use of a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST scan) due to its repeatability,...

can help localize sources of bleeding. A trauma ultrasound, or Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST), has been incorporated in many circumstances...

Acute blunt or penetrating trauma with evidence of internal bleeding (a positive focused assessment with sonography for trauma, diagnostic peritoneal lavage...

possible, focusing on a small set of criteria. FAST exam (Focused assessment with sonography for trauma) to detect free intra-abdominal fluid in trauma and...

can be reliably diagnosed with the following examinations:[citation needed] Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) Paracentesis or diagnostic...

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15 minutes, the procedure is indicated. The use of a focused assessment with sonography for trauma may be performed to determine the need of the procedure...

occur intentionally or unintentionally and may be caused by blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burning, toxic exposure, asphyxiation, or overexertion. Injuries...

Lana M.; Tsung, James W. (May 2013). "Extending the Focussed Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Examination in Children". 12 (1). Elsevier: 2–17 – via...

(March 1999). "Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST): results from an international consensus conference". The Journal of Trauma. 46 (3): 466–472...

hypotension in combination with a positive focussed assessment with sonography (ultrasound) for trauma (FAST); and pancreatic duct disruption based on the results...

and for prompt transport to a trauma center in severe cases. To determine if internal bleeding is present a focused assessment with sonography (FAST)...

normal limits are 47% for boys and 44% for girls (Figure 11). Figure 11: Useful ultrasound measures in neonatal hip sonography, alpha and beta angles...

diagnosis and treatment is the use of sonography for diagnosis and to guide treatments such as muscle retraining. Those with injury or disease affecting the...

heart rate >= 120 bpm, presence of penetrating trauma, and positive Focused Abdominal Sonography Trauma (FAST) exam. All the variables were found to be...

Sader R, Mack MG (May 2006). "3-D sonography for diagnosis of disk dislocation of the temporomandibular joint compared with MRI". Ultrasound in Medicine &...

tomography was invented. Other important diagnostic tools developed were sonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Development of vitamins virtually eliminated...

ultrasonography and confirmed using saline infusion sonography or hysteroscopy, often in combination with an endometrial biopsy providing histopathologic...