Hurrun Maksur
13 Dec 2021 · Coroner Nadia Persaud · East London
The coroner's concerns
1. failure to perform FAST scan before diagnosing pulmonary embolism
“Women of reproductive age, presenting to the ED collapsed, in whom a pulmonary embolism is suspected, should have a Focussed Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) scan to exclude intra-abdominal bleeding from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy especially in the presence of anaemia”