Diagnostic accuracy of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examinations performed by emergency medical technicians

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 400-406

  Kim, Chu Hyun ^a   Shin, Sang Do ^b   Song, Kyoung Jun ^c   Park, Chang Bae ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Emergency medical technician; FAST; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARD;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TRIAGE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84861491224     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.664242     Document Type: Article

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