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The accuracy of abdominal ultrasound in paediatric trauma
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Report by Ross Murphy, Senior Clinical Fellow Search checked by Angaj Ghosh, Senior Clinical Fellow
Clinical scenario
An 8 year old boy is taken to the emergency department after falling out of a tree. He has no signs of injury apart from abrasions and tenderness across his upper abdomen; he is haemodynamically stable. He undergoes an abdominal ultrasound that …