SGEM #479: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?
The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
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Assessing Risks and Benefits of CT Imaging in Pediatric Trauma
This chapter examines the critical balance between the risks of radiation exposure and the benefits of CT imaging in children with blunt abdominal trauma. It introduces the PECAN clinical prediction rule to identify low-risk pediatric patients for intra-abdominal injuries, raising important questions about when CT scanning becomes necessary.
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