Clinical Predictors of Injuries Not Identified by Focused Abdominal Sonogram for Trauma (FAST) Examinations

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-279

  Hoffman, Lance ^a   Pierce, Daniel ^b   Puumala, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical predictors; FAST examination; focused abdominal sonogram for trauma; pelvic fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; PELVIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 62749151877     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.035     Document Type: Article

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