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The Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Examination: Considerations and Recommendations for Training Physicians in the Use of a New Clinical Tool
Author(s) -
Salen Philip N.,
Melanson Scott W.,
Heller Michael B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2000.tb00521.x
Subject(s) - medicine , focused assessment with sonography for trauma , curriculum , medical physics , experiential learning , abdominal trauma , radiology , medical education , blunt , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics
. Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) is being used by growing numbers of emergency physicians and surgeons because it has proven to be an accurate, rapid, and repeatable bedside test for evaluating abdominal trauma victims. Controversy exists about the optimal means of FAST education and the number of examinations necessary to demonstrate competency. Most FAST educators agree that FAST education should consist of three phases: didactic, practical, and experiential. This article summarizes options and preliminary recommendations suitable for developing a FAST curriculum.