Resuscitation: E-FAST or CT? •
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Ultrasound examinations are considered cost-efficient, fast and effective. The E-FAST (Extended-Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) is a standardised examination used in accident & emergency medicine worldwide. The procedure helps to diagnose internal bleeding and organ damage in severely injured patients in the resuscitation room and, in some regions, even during emergency transport to the hospital, gaining valuable time for the primary care of these patients. [AWMF Register No. 012/019].
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Traumatic hemorrhage and chain of survival, Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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A look inside cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A 4D computed tomography model of simulated closed chest compression. A proof of concept - ScienceDirect
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FAST Sonoguide
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Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) in 2017: What Radiologists Can Learn
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Chapter 25 – Ultrasound in Trauma
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Resuscitation: E-FAST or CT? •
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An evaluation of the accuracy of prehospital eFAST in the assessment of polytrauma by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service
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The Trauma Ten: Before the CT – emupdates
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CT scan and thoracic US and E-FAST in a male patient who sustained a
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Use of whole body CT to detect patterns of CPR-related injuries after sudden cardiac arrest
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Resuscitation & abdominal trauma
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A) CT image of male patient, 20 years old, RTA blunt trauma, shows