Buckle up: Abdominal trauma
Case presentation A 4-year-old male arrives via air ambulance after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. The child was riding with his older sister (he was in the…
Case presentation A 4-year-old male arrives via air ambulance after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. The child was riding with his older sister (he was in the…
Case presentation A 15-month-old boy is brought into the emergency department by his parents for inconsolable crying for the last 6 hours. He has been crying and refusing to feed…
Case presentation A 17-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department after being shot in the back. He reports chest pain and dyspnea. His vital signs are a heart rate of…
Case presentation A 20-month-old patient presents with decreased activity, including eating and drinking, over the past 2 days. He is currently completing a second course of oral antibiotics for acute…
Case presentation A 12-year-old male presents with an injury to the chest. Apparently, he was “playing” with a nail gun and it went off, causing a nail to enter his…
Case presentation An 11-year-old female presents with severe right-sided abdominal pain that began 5 days ago. The patient reports that she was in her usual state of good health until…
Case presentation A 13-year-old is brought to the Emergency Department after being struck by a large truck while attempting to cross a highway on his bicycle. There is no reported…
Case presentation A 2-year-old child presents with difficulty ambulating for the past 24 hours. His parents state that the child has had fever, cough, and congestion for the past 5…
Case presentation A 16-year-old female presents with a history of severe headaches, nausea, and vomiting for the past 3 weeks. She was seen at an urgent care facility where she…
Case presentation An 8-year-old boy presents with 3 days of cough, fever, and headache. He had been seen the previous day by his primary care physician and he was told…