Utilisation of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in a referral hospital in an acute conflict zone

African Journal of Emergency Medicine - Tập 5 - Trang 7-11 - 2015
M.M. Muller1, M. Salmon2, C. Salmon3, M. Malemo4, S.K. Wendel5, C. Ruhangaza6, D. Milinganyo7, N. Benfield8, T. Reynolds9,10,11
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2Department of Emergency Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
3Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
4Director Department of Surgery, HEAL Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
5School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
6Department of Orthopedics, HEAL Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
7Department of Radiology, HEAL Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
8Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
9Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
10Department of Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
11Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Director Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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