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Please see accompanying video Data Supplement available at www.aemj.org.

Figure 1. Probe positions for the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination views: (clockwise from top) right upper quadrant, pelvic, and left upper quadrant. (Color version of this figure available online at www. aemj.org.)

Ultrasound Use in Trauma: The FAST Exam

Supplement at http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/full/j.aem.2007. 01.009/DC1) for a 5-minute overview of the FAST examination.

The focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination is used by emergency physicians and trauma surgeons for the evaluation and diagnosis of cardiac, abdominal, and thoracic injuries (Figure 1). The FAST examination is a rapid, portable, noninvasive way to detect hemoperitoneum, hemothoraces, pneumothoraces, and pericardial effusions in the trauma patient. See the video supplement (available as a Data

Kim Heller, MD Rob Reardon, MD Scott Joing, MD ([email protected]) Department of Emergency Medicine Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN