Significant hemoperitoneum in blunt trauma victims with normal vital signs and clinical examination

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 218-221

  Blaivas, Michael ^a   Sierzenski, Paul ^b   Theodoro, Daniel ^c  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Emergency medicine; Emergency ultrasonography; Hemoperitoneum; Ultrasound; Unsuspected hemoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0036244968     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.32637     Document Type: Article

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