Bedside ultrasound diagnosis of pulmonary contusion

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 854-855

  Stone, Michael B ^a   Secko, Michael A ^a  

^a Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary contusion; Thoracic trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX INJURY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHEST PAIN; CHILD; CONTUSIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 74249113172     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181c39a0c     Document Type: Article

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