Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of skull fractures in the pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-314

  Ramirez Schrempp, Daniela ^a,c   Vinci, Robert J ^a   Liteplo, Andrew S ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bedside ultrasound; Head trauma; skull fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND; BRAIN CONTUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 79955070334     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182131579     Document Type: Article

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