Results: Ultrasound Examination of Free Fluid Through Four Sonographic Windows
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The FAST Exam is designed to screen for several kinds of life-threatening pathology most relevant to the care of trauma patients. Hemopericardium, pneumothorax, hemothorax, and free peritoneal fluid. This FAST protocol emphasizes several key conce
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The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam is a diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound examination used to screen for the presence of free fluid in the pericardium and peritoneum. Indications, techniques, and pitfalls of the procedure are discussed in this article.