title: Iranian 2012 earthquake: the importance of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in assessing a huge mass of injured people.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht St., Tabriz 51664, Iran.
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kakaei
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zarrintan
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rikhtegar
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Yaghoubi
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D055866:Earthquakes; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D014463:Ultrasonography
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