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The accuracy of abdominal ultrasound in paediatric trauma
  1. Ross Murphy,
  2. Angaj Ghosh
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Kevin Mackway-Jones, Consultant (kevin.mackway-jones{at}man.ac.uk)

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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 …

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