FAST exam

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Focused_Assessment_with_Sonography_for_Trauma
gptkbp:assesses pelvis
left upper quadrant
pericardial space
right upper quadrant
gptkbp:detects hemoperitoneum
free fluid
hemopericardium
gptkbp:fileExtension gptkb:eFAST_exam
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1990s
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Focused_Assessment_with_Sonography_for_Trauma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FAST exam
gptkbp:isBedside true
gptkbp:noninvasive true
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:hospital
pre-hospital settings
gptkbp:performedBy emergency physicians
trauma surgeons
gptkbp:recommendation gptkb:Advanced_Trauma_Life_Support_(ATLS)
gptkbp:usedFor trauma assessment
detection of internal bleeding
evaluation of abdominal injuries
gptkbp:uses ultrasound
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emergency_Medicine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6