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FAST examination: a standalone construct

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FASTexamination1 CONSTRUCTFAST examinationSCALEA · EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY

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Emergency radiology

a rapid bedside ultrasound of the pericardium and abdominal spaces to detect free fluid after trauma.

In emergency radiology, FAST examination refers to a rapid bedside ultrasound of the pericardium and abdominal spaces to detect free fluid after trauma. This meaning comes from Scalea (1999) in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care.[1]

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  1. Scalea, T. M., Rodriguez, A., Chiu, W. C., Brenneman, F. D., Fallon, W. F., Kato, K., McKenney, M. G., Nerlich, M. L., Ochsner, M. G., & Yoshii, H. (1999). Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST). The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 46(3), 466-472. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199903000-00022

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