Emergency ultrasound E-FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma)

Authors

  • Elena Segura-Grau Anesthesiology Department Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu Portugal
  • Ana Segura Sonographer physician Centro Diagnóstico Ecográfico. Hospital San Francisco de Asís. Madrid, Spain
  • Margarita Alba Emergency Department Hospital Valme. Sevilla, Spain
  • Alberto Oviedo Emergency Department Hospital Valme. Sevilla, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.4073

Keywords:

Abdominal Injuries/ultrasonography Emergency Medical Services, Thoracic Injuries/ultrasonography

Abstract

The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma protocol is defined as the ultrasound detection of free fluid in the pericardial, pleural and intraperitoneal space in patients with blunt abdominal trauma and was expanded in 2004 including the additional diagnosis of pneumothorax. The objective of this paper is to describe the system of this protocol and encourage the use of bedside ultrasound in emergency services. Under current guidelines, the ultrasounds should be integrated in the training of medical emergency plan for what needed proper training programs become to ensure safety and efficacy.

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Author Biographies

Elena Segura-Grau, Anesthesiology Department Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu Portugal

Assistente Hospitalar Anestesiologia, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Portugal

Membro Direção do CAR

Ana Segura, Sonographer physician Centro Diagnóstico Ecográfico. Hospital San Francisco de Asís. Madrid, Spain

Médico Ecografista

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Published

2014-04-01

How to Cite

Segura-Grau, E., Segura, A., Alba, M., & Oviedo, A. (2014). Emergency ultrasound E-FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma). Journal of the Portuguese Society of Anesthesiology, 23(2), 30–35. https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.4073

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Narrative Reviews

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