eFAST Ultrasound Power Hour

UltrasoundVideo course

by Viveta Lobo, MD and Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

eFAST is meant to be quick and effective and so is this eFAST online course. You’ll gain confidence in using extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST) for rapid, life-saving assessments. Perfect your skills in identifying pneumothorax, pericardial effusion, and intraabdominal free fluid—critical steps in managing trauma patients efficiently. Plus, understand the limitations of eFAST, ensuring your clinical decisions are informed and effective.

1 CME

1 Quiz

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Determine if a FAST or eFAST exam is clinically indicated in trauma patients
Identify the limitations of the FAST and eFAST exam
Perform a FAST and eFAST exam on a trauma patient
Accurately detect free fluid on FAST and eFAST exams
Interpret findings on FAST and eFAST exams to guide clinical decisions
Recognize common pitfalls in FAST and eFAST techniques

What's inside

Free

Chapter 1

eFast Kick-off

Test your knowledge!

1 Lesson

0:00 min

eFast Ultrasound Kick-off

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Chapter 2

eFAST

Determine when a FAST or eFAST exam is clinically indicated, the technique for acquiring key views, and how to use ultrasound to guide clinical decisions.

7 Lessons

25:22 min

Reviewing POCUS in trauma assessment

2:52 min

Viewing the right upper quadrant (RUQ)

4:17 min

Viewing the left upper quadrant (LUQ)

3:18 min

Obtaining the subxiphoid view

3:38 min

Mastering the suprapubic view

6:17 min

Evaluating for pneumothorax

5:00 min

eFAST quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 3

eFast Mastery

Do it again!

1 Lesson

0:00 min

eFast Ultrasound Mastery

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Teachers of this course

Viveta Lobo, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center in California, USA.

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Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Franz is the founder and CEO of Medmastery. He is an internist with a specialization in cardiology and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

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CME credit information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Medmastery GmbH. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Consultants designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 1 CME credits.

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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

eFast Kick-off

eFAST

eFast Mastery

Claim your certificate

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners