Sentinel Bruising & Abusive Injury
A common theme amongst the Ped EM Morsels is remaining vigilant while maintaining a reasonable approach to the care of children....
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Duodenal Hematoma
Abdominal trauma in children should garner an appropriate amount of respect and concern. The child’s abdominal wall, unfortunately, is not as...
Frenulum Tear
Have you ever been told that something “isn’t a big deal” only to later find out that it was? Of course,...
Straddle Injury
Injuries happen. Big injuries and small injuries occur at rates that continually hone and refine our skills and, potentially, deplete our...
Rib Fractures
We know that children are super flexible and that is a good thing! Often kids will bend and won’t break! Unfortunately,...
Occult Abusive Abdominal Injury
Numerous trauma related topics have been covered within the Morsels (ex, pneumothorax, c-spine injury, aortic trauma, head trauma), but, unfortunately, not all...
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