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Wed May 18 01:36:11 BST 2005

I tend to agree with Jeff.  Either way, the hospital will do their own, and honestly, that will be more reliable.  We will do so few of them in the field compared to the surgeons in the hospitals, that even if, and that's a far fetched if, we could do something about it, there would be such a huge chance that our interpretations would be incorrect, that it's not worth the chance.  

It may have a few small uses, but nothing worth taking the time and money to train everyone and get new equipment set up.

Just my $0.02

Jason Cabral
EMT-P

Jeff Brosius <medic245 at mindspring.com> wrote:
I wonder about one thing:

"Will it change anything about patient care?"

If the patient has blunt trauma to abdomen (or chest,) transport to a trauma
center is warranted.

If the field FAST is negative, the hospital will still do their own.
If the field FAST is positive, the hospital will still do their own.

I can't imagine that a surgeon will operate based only on the FAST done by
EMS.

Nice idea, in the abstract, but I just don't see the utility of it. Then
too, I'm pretty near-sighted, and not the visionary that others here are, so
maybe I'm missing something.

Best,

Jeff Brosius
NREMTP, FP-C
Phoenix
"Diagonally parked in a
parallel universe."

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nagel" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: prehospital FAST

What are the list members views/experiences with prehospital FAST, using a
small portable ultrasound equipment. Our anaesthesiologists are planning to
start up.

Lise Loft Nagel, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiologist
Aarhus, Denmark
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