Abdominal trauma in infants and children: Prompt identification and early management of serious and life-threatening injuries. Part I: Injury patterns and initial assessment

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 106-115

  Rothrock, Steven G ^a   Green, Steven M ^b   Morgan, Ross ^b  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REVIEW; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0034004115     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200004000-00012     Document Type: Review

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