📌 FAST vs eFAST in Trauma The Difference Every Medical Student Must Know 🚑In trauma care, ev

Ajouté : 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]Students, a trauma patient is unstable.

[00:00:02]Which ultrasound examination should be performed immediately at the bedside?

[00:00:06]>> We begin with a FAST scan to identify free fluid around the heart and within the abdomen.

[00:00:11]>> However, FAST alone cannot reliably detect pneumothorax or hemothorax within the plural cavities.

[00:00:18]So, adding lung and plural views converts FAST into extended FAST providing a more complete trauma assessment.