Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.350.850.423
N04.590.874.500.500
Unique ID
D000077564
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077564
Scope Note
Rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by medical personnel (surgeons, emergency physicians, paramedics and others), as a screening test for blood around the heart (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION) or abdominal organs (HEMOPERITONEUM) after trauma.
Entry Term(s)
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
FAST Exam
Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma
Focused Assessment Sonography
Focused Assessment with Sonography of Trauma
eFAST Exam
Previous Indexing
Ultrasonography (1999-2018)
Public MeSH Note
2019
History Note
2019
Date Introduced
2019/01/01
Last Updated
2019/01/01
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Preferred
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Broader
Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma Narrower
page delivered in 0.129s