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#Undifferentiated shock (low blood pressure)<ref name="NCBI eFAST">{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Benjamin A. |last2=Gibbons |first2=Ryan C. |title=Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470479/ |website=StatPearls |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |date=2022}}</ref>
== Contraindications ==
Since the FAST/eFAST is performed with ultrasound, there is very little risk to the patient as ultrasounds only emit sound waves and record the echo to create a picture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ultrasound |url=https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/ultrasound |website=National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |language=en}}</ref> The most common contraindication would be delay of definitive care such as surgical intervention in the setting of obvious trauma or resuscitative efforts in an extreme scenario.<ref name="NCBI eFAST" />
== Extended FAST ==
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