FAST scan in trauma patients
Posted By: vikas on 2007-12-08
In Reply to: help w/test - jlam
Subject: FAST scan in trauma patients
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) is a limited ultrasound examination directed solely at identifying the presence of free intraperitoneal or pericardial fluid. In the context of traumatic injury, free fluid is usually due to haemorrhage and contributes to the assessment of the circulation.
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