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  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Trauma Surgery

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  • Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) is a key tool for trauma bay assessment and patient outcome optimization.
  • UK civilian practice sees potential decline in FAST use due to improved CT availability and resuscitation.
  • Military operations present unique challenges impacting trauma care protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of FAST in a deployed military medical facility.
  • To assess the diagnostic performance of FAST in a real-world operational environment.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 187 trauma patients who underwent FAST in the trauma bay.
  • Analysis conducted at the Role 3 Medical Treatment Facility, Camp Bastion in 2014.

Main Results:

  • FAST demonstrated a sensitivity of 75% and a specificity of 99.3%.
  • The findings confirm the diagnostic accuracy of FAST in an operational context.

Conclusions:

  • FAST is an accurate diagnostic tool for trauma assessment during military operations.
  • Portable ultrasound, like FAST, remains crucial in deployed settings with limited CT access.
  • Maintaining high diagnostic accuracy with FAST in future deployments is essential.