Predictors of intrathoracic injury after blunt torso trauma in children presenting to an emergency department as trauma activations - McNamara C, Mironova I, Lehman E, Olympia RP.

BACKGROUND: Thoracic injuries are a major cause of death associated with blunt trauma in children. Screening for injury with chest x-ray study, compared with chest computed tomography (CT) scan, has been controversial, weighing the benefits of specificity ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news