A pre-hospital team is using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess a hypotensive trauma patient. Using the eFAST protocol, which four areas are s...

Question

A pre-hospital team is using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess a hypotensive trauma patient. Using the eFAST protocol, which four areas are scanned to detect free fluid?

Accepted Answer

Right upper quadrant (Morison's pouch), left upper quadrant (splenorenal recess), pelvis (suprapubic), and subxiphoid (pericardial)

Answer

Bilateral lung fields, liver, and spleen

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Right upper quadrant, liver, kidneys, and bladder

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Heart, bilateral kidneys, and bladder

Answer

Bilateral pleural spaces, periumbilical region, and pelvis

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): eFAST Protocol

A pre-hospital team is using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess a hypotensive trauma patient. Using the eFAST protocol, which four areas are scanned to detect free fluid?