Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST)
Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography For Trauma (eFAST) is one of the most commonly used emergency ultrasound or Point-Of-Care Ultrasound protocols. It is a protocol that we use in trauma patients. However, the eFAST examination can also be a part of another protocol, such as RUSH protocol (https://iem-student.org/rush/).
The early diagnosis of a bleeding trauma patient is essential for better patient care. Unfortunately, it is proven that our physical exam findings are not perfect in every case. Therefore, using a bedside tool in addition to the physical examination can improve patient management.
As a 21st-century medical student/young physician, you must learn how to use this tool to provide more comprehensive and accurate care to your patients.
This course aims to provide the necessary information on ultrasonography, its use in a multiply injured trauma patient, and to prepare you for an eFAST practice session.
At the end of this course, you will be able to;
- Describe the basics of ultrasound (terminology, knobology, image acquisition, artifacts, etc.)
- Describe indications of eFAST
- Describe patient and machine preparations
- Describe ultrasound examination windows
- Recognize normal anatomical structures
- Recognize abnormal findings
- Feel confident to take practical eFAST session
Who can get benefit from this course?
- Junior and senior medical students (course specifically designed for these groups)
- Interns/Junior emergency medicine residents/registrars
Certificate
The candidates who successfully pass final summative assessment of the course will be provided course completion certificate.
The course content is prepared and curated from iEM Education chapters, iEM image and video archives, and various FOAMed resources.
eFAST Course Content Contributors
Ashley Bean, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FIFEM
Ashley Bean, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine, was honored by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine for her dedication to global education and improving the quality of emergency and acute care globally for more than a decade. She is the eFAST chapter author in iEM Education Project 2018 EM Clerkship eBook.
Rasha Buhumaid, MD, FACEP
Rasha Buhumaid M.D. is an assistant professor at the Muhammed Bin Rashed University College of Medicine. She is a consultant in Emergency Medicine, General Secretary of Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine, and Co-founder – Ultrasound Section Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine. She is the RUSH protocol chapter author in iEM Education Project 2018 EM Clerkship eBook.
Toh Hong Chuen, MD
Hong Chuen is an Emergency Physician at KTPH. He is a member of the EM Residency Advisory Committee and is appointed by Ministry of Health (MOH) as a National Examiner in EM. Under the Ministry’s Human Manpower Development Programme, he pursued his passion in Emergency Ultrasound at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, as an international fellow from 2010-2011. He is a board-certified diagnostic medical sonographer with ARDMS. Hong Chuen has actively participated in the development and training of the Emergency Ultrasound in Singapore. He has conducted ultrasound courses and lectured in this field on numerous occasions, both locally and overseas, including South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and India. He is currently the Program Director of AACES. He is the author of Blue Protocol chapter in iEM Education Project 2018 EM Clerkship eBook.
Arif Alper Cevik, MD, FEMAT, FIFEM
Arif Alper Cevik, M.D. is an emergency medicine academician at the United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, board member of Asian Society for Emergency Medicine, the founder and director of the International Emergency Medicine Education Project, and co-editor of the iEM Education Project 2018 EM Clerkship eBook.
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, MD
Professor Fikri Abu-Zidan has made major contributions to trauma management, ultrasound, education and research in Kuwait, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, and UAE. He contributed to more than 360 publications, presented more than 600 invited lectures and scientific abstracts, and received more than 25 national and international awards for his activities.
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