TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Abdominal Trauma A1 - Atabaki, Shireen M. A1 - Donnelly, Katie A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Blunt abdominal trauma is proportionally more common in children and results in more injuries and deaths than penetrating trauma.The spleen and liver are the most commonly injured organs as a result of blunt abdominal trauma. Liver injuries constitute the most common cause of death.Computed tomography (CT) scan provides diagnoses of abdominal injuries. However, CT scan is not without risk and must be used judiciously using the as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) standard.Perforations of the duodenum and proximal jejunum are the most common intestinal injuries and are usually associated with lap belt or bicycle handlebar injury. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168798 ER -