RT Book, Section 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 SR Print(0) ID 1155168798 T1 Abdominal Trauma T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259860751 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168798 RD 2024/03/19 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.