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Table 3 Total scan time per protocol when performing telementored ultrasound

From: Offshore telementored ultrasound: a quality assessment study

Examination

Number of scanning positions

N

Total scan time

FATE

6

222

4 min 15 s

FAST

4

148

1 min 20 s

Lungs

2a

74

0 min 32 s

  1. The protocol including lungs is called extended FAST
  2. FATE focus assessed transthoracic echocardiography protocol, FAST focused assessment with sonography for trauma
  3. aScanning of each lung to identify lung sliding at the pleural line. The total scan time of the lungs does not include the M-mode scan, n number of scans