Spleen injuries are among the most frequent trauma-related injuries. At present, they are
classified according to the anatomy of the injury. The optimal treatment strategy, however …

Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) has been extensively utilized and
studied in blunt and penetrating trauma for the past 3 decades. Prior to FAST, invasive …

Abstract These European Resuscitation Council Paediatric Life Support (PLS) guidelines,
are based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science …

General and central nervous system anatomy and physiology in children is different to that of
adults and this is relevant to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury. The …

The utility of point-of-care ultrasound is well supported by the medical literature.
Consequently, pediatric emergency medicine providers have embraced this technology in …

Study objective We derive a prediction rule to identify children at very low risk for intra-
abdominal injuries undergoing acute intervention and for whom computed tomography (CT) …

Background Point‐of‐care sonography (POCS) has emerged as the screening modality of
choice for suspected body trauma in many emergency departments worldwide. Its best …

The youngest children, particularly in the first year of life, are the most vulnerable to physical
abuse. Skeletal survey is the universal screening examination in children 24 months of age …

Importance The utility of the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST)
examination in children is unknown. Objective To determine if the FAST examination during …

BACKGROUND Management of children with intra-abdominal solid organ injuries has
evolved markedly. We describe the current management of children with intra-abdominal …