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Life in the eFAST Lane: Sonography for Trauma (Part 3)

Everything in the you need to know about the eFAST in 2 minutes or less…

Who Needs an eFAST Ultrasound:
  • Blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma
  • Blunt and penetrating chest trauma
  • Ectopic pregnancies
  • Any patient you suspect has abdominal or thoracic free fluid/bleeding
The Technique: 5 Scans in 1 Exam 

Heart

  • Probe position: subxyphoid
  • Image: four chambers of the heart and pericardium
  • Evaluation for: pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

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