Intraperitoneal blood missed on a FAST examination using portable ultrasound

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-107

  Blaivas, Michael ^a   Theodoro, Daniel ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Emergency medicine; Emergency ultrasound; Hemoperitoneum; Portable ultrasound; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036192609     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2001.31144     Document Type: Article

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