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Abdominal Focused Assessment in Trauma/Triage
Abdominal Focused Assessment in Trauma/Triage
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Developed as a technique for quick assessment in emergent patients. Only novice ultrasound skills are necessary to begin utilizing this tool.
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Procedure
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Right lateral recumbency
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Place probe in 4 areas and assess if free abdominal fluid is present or not. For each position, give a score of 1 or 0.
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Positions are as follows:
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'''DH view''' (Diaphragmatic/Hepatic view)
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Probe is placed with ultrasound marker ventral on left side of screen.
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Organs to be identified:
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'''Caudal lung margin''' - can evaluate for pulmonary edema,
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'''Diaphragm'''
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'''Liver'''
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'''Gall bladder'''
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'''Peritoneal cavity'''
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'''Caudal vena cava'''
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'''Hepatic veins'''
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'''Thoracic cavity'''
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'''Pericardial sac'''
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'''Heart apex +/- chambers'''
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