English Dictionary

FAST

フレーズ

略語 頭字語 別表記

(medicine, pathology) Acronym of facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T also was coined in recognition of the word fast, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.

日本語の意味

（医療・病理学において）顔面の垂れ、腕の筋力低下、言語障害、時間の頭文字からなる略語。脳卒中（脳血管障害）の迅速な診断と治療の必要性を象徴する覚え書きとして用いられる。

When a patient showed sudden slurred speech and one-sided weakness, the paramedic used FAST as a mnemonic to quickly check for facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and the time of onset.

患者が突然言葉がもつれ、片側が弱くなったとき、救急隊員は顔面の垂れ下がり、腕の脱力、発語の困難、発症時刻を示す頭字語を用いて迅速に脳卒中の可能性を評価した。

意味（1）

(medicine, pathology) Acronym of facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T also was coined in recognition of the word fast, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.