EFAST Ultrasound Training | Hands On Simulation

Course Overview

The Emergency Ultrasound (e-FAST) Simulation Training Program is designed to train clinicians in rapid, structured ultrasound assessment for trauma and acute care scenarios. The course focuses on developing speed, accuracy, and decision-oriented scanning using the extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (e-FAST) protocol.

Through high-fidelity simulation, participants learn to detect free fluid in abdominal, pelvic, and thoracic spaces while maintaining strict protocol adherence under time pressure. Realistic trauma scenarios enable learners to practice systematic scanning, image interpretation, and prioritization without patient risk.

This program prepares clinicians to integrate e-FAST confidently into emergency workflows, supporting timely clinical decisions in high-stakes environments.

Learning Objectives

Understand the principles and clinical role of the e-FAST protocol
Develop rapid transducer placement and probe orientation skills
Identify key anatomical windows used in trauma ultrasound
Apply standardized e-FAST scanning sequences
Differentiate normal findings from free fluid and pleural pathology
Correlate ultrasound findings with trauma mechanisms
Perform protocol-driven ultrasound assessments under simulated time constraints

Learning Methodology

High-fidelity emergency ultrasound simulator–based training
Faculty-supervised hands-on scanning sessions
Protocol-based stepwise skill development
Real-time B-mode imaging with trauma case simulation
Combined abdominal, pelvic, and thoracic scenario practice
Objective performance feedback and case review

Learning Outcomes

Perform a complete e-FAST examination accurately in a simulated emergency setting
Maintain protocol consistency across multiple trauma scenarios
Detect and localize free fluid and pleural effusions with confidence
Demonstrate improved scanning speed without loss of image quality
Communicate e-FAST findings clearly during trauma case review
Enter supervised emergency ultrasound practice with enhanced situational readiness

Eligibility Criteria

Emergency medicine physicians and residents
Trauma surgeons and surgical trainees
Critical care and intensive care clinicians
Anesthesiologists involved in trauma care
Radiology trainees
Medical officers involved in emergency and trauma response

Course Modules

Module 1: e-FAST Fundamentals

Indications and scope of e-FAST
Patient positioning and probe selection
Image orientation and scanning ergonomics

Module 2: Abdominal Free Fluid Assessment

Morrison’s pouch evaluation
Perihepatic space assessment
Identification of minimal and large volume free fluid

Module 3: Splenic & Pelvic Windows

Splenorenal recess and perisplenic space evaluation
Pelvic cavity scanning
Differentiation of minimal versus significant fluid collections

Module 4: Thoracic & Pleural Evaluation

Left and right pleural scanning
Detection of pleural effusions
Integration of thoracic findings into the e-FAST protocol

Module 5: Integrated Trauma Scenarios

Combined abdominal and pelvic free fluid cases
Abdominal free fluid with pleural effusion
Bilateral pleural effusion scenarios
Protocol completion under simulated emergency conditions

Emergency Ultrasound (e-FAST)

Emergency Ultrasound (e-FAST) Simulation Training Program