FAST and eFAST Quick Reference Guide

FAST and eFAST Quick Reference Card siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Right Upper Quadrant • Place transducer on the right flank. • Angle from anterior to posterior to observe the liver and kidney interface. • Sliding the transducer superior will demonstrate lung and pleura. • Oblique positioning may aid in eliminating rib shadows. Left Upper Quadrant Abcome! • Place the transducer on the left flank at the posterior axillary. • Angle from anterior to posterior to view kidney splenic interface. • Oblique positioning may help eliminate rib shadows. Suprapubic Abdomen • Place the transducer above the pubic bone and angle inferior to view the bladder. • Survey the bladder in transverse and long axis to view the peritoneal cavity around the urinary bladder. Subxiphoid • Place the transducer midline epigastric under the ribs at the subxiphoid, flat against the abdomen. • With hand on top of the transducer, apply pressure and angle superiorly to visualize the heart and pericardial sac. SIEMENS HOOD05162003084827 18 April 2020 Healthineers Extended FAST (eFAST) Transducer choice – Curved Linear Right Anterior Chest Left Anterior Chest The extended or eFAST adds additional intercostal views of the anterior chest to view the movement and composition of the pleural line between the ribs. • Place the transducer intercostally on the anterior chest to visualize the pleural line. • Orient to include two ribs on either side of the horizontal pleural line. CH5-2 lung • Scan between the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces bilaterally. 13 cm Please note that the learning material is for training purposes only! Certain products, product related claims or functionalities (herein- For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use after collectively “Functionality”) may not (yet) be commercially the Operator Manual or Instructions for Use (hereinafter collectively available in your country. Due to regulatory requirements, the “Operator Manual”) issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is future availability of said Functionalities in any specific country is to be used as training material only and shall by no means substitute not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers the Operator Manual. Any material used in this training will not sales representative for the most current information. be updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the The reproduction, transmission or distribution of this training or latest version of the software and hardware available at the time its contents is not permitted without express written authority. of the training. The Operator’s Manual shall be used as your main Offenders will be liable for damages. reference, in particular for relevant safety information like warnings and cautions. Note: Some functions shown in this material are All names and data of patients, parameters and configuration optional and might not be part of your system. dependent designations are fictional and examples only. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design, are reserved. Siemens Healthineers Headquarters Legal Manufacturer Siemens Healthcare GmbH Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Henkestr. 127 Ultrasound 91052 Erlangen, Germany 22010 S.E. 51st Street Phone: +49 9131 84-0 Issaquah, WA 98029 siemens-healthineers.com USA Phone: 1-888-826-9702 siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound Published by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · Order No. A91US-646-1C-4A00 · Printed in Germany · 9022 0420 · ©Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 2020 HOOD05162003084827 18 April 2020